“And just which 'right-wing dictators' are the Republicans now supporting?”

Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

My vote for comment of the month!

And we were just dicussing the Democrats new-found love of en-mass voting! How very ironic.

Plus, your comment points to one of the fundamental differences. Democrats only think good policy is when the government is taking over some additional aspect of the lives of the citizens; Republicans reject that concept out of hand.

someone has got to support the Left-wing dictators. Republicans already are supporting all the Right-wing ones.

Oh so close to an actual witty comment, if only there were right-wing dictators you could point to the Republicans currently supporting. (oh, please say Honduras!)

Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

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Get serious.

~ Words are plentiful deeds are precious

Yes, that's why they prefer to vote no en masse rather than come up with their own policies.

Like supporting every Left-wing dictator in the world while alienating us from our traditional allies?

AR, someone has got to support the Left-wing dictators. Republicans already are supporting all the Right-wing ones.

Republicans are simply not interested in policy issues, or in governance in general.

BS. Even you cannot believe your own drivel!

Good government? You mean like the type we get from Rangel (fraud), Dodd (fraud) and Murtha (fraud and nepotism)?

Sound policy? Like deficit spending beyond anything ever imagined before? Like bankrupting our currency? Like supporting every Left-wing dictator in the world while alienating us from our traditional allies?

Republicans believe in sound policies and good government – that is why they oppose the Democrats on principle. They also don't believe that you make your mark by stealing the People's money and thinking it all belongs to the government.

nd the other corollary is that when Republicans vote en block, they are mindless puppets; when Democrats vote en blanc, they are simply following the wishes of the party, and flexing their will.

To some extent, both Democrats and Republicans vote in ways that reflect their party's wishes. In the particular case of health care reform, though, it's a bit different. Health care reform legislation is at the top of Pres. Obama's policy agenda. He campaigned on it; he's supported it for years; it's a leading issue for Democrats. Naturally, Democrats in Congress would like to see their party stick together on an important policy issue — one they have worked hard for; one they regard as a benchmark for their success as the party in power.

I'm explaining this to you because I recognize how hard it must be for a conservative Republican to understand this concept. Republicans are simply not interested in policy issues, or in governance in general. Their interests like in the arena of ideology, and catering to the wishes of a very narrow extreme right base. This is the key difference between the two major parties. It's second nature to liberals and Democrats to believe in the importance of good government and sound public policy. For Republicans, not so much. So of course it would look to someone who is outside this political philosophy as if Democrats are angry at Lieberman because they think every Democrat should move in lockstep with the party line — a genuine desire to leave your mark on the nation with a record of public policies that improve people's lives is something that simply doesn't rest easily in a Republican's soul.

Well, at least when criticizing the Left, so you probably will get a pass.

That’s not so different then how Republicans touted Democrats like Zell Miller as beacons of bravery, and call moderate Republicans who vote with the opposition RINOs and such.

And an acronym fits within that rubric? To each his own.

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Well, that's true of many lefties (others have definite objects of their hatred). On the other hand, I don't hesitate to criticize what merits criticism.

It’s an acronym. How the hell can that be packaged as a “leftist Nutroots cheap gimmick”? Geez, some people hate just to hate.

The C O U R A G E O U S , historical-greatness-oriented, Olympia Snowe [snicker]