Dan, I can't debate someone who moves the argument around from tangent to tangent and continues to make false assumptions and puts words in my mouth. This isn't the first thread, btw. I was referring to the healthcare bill and as far as don't ask don't tell...I'm fine with whatever the majority of the military is fine with. As far as the GOP motivation, you may be right to a certain extent. I'm sure there are a number of reasons that are less than wonderful and characteristic of shitty partisan politics or catering to who funds them. I have no intention on defending the GOP on this. I think they are ridiculous for letting the democrats hijack every social issue and maintaining the image they have. Let gays get married too. Why? CAUSE THEY'LL GET A TAX BREAK!
So, I'll play the generalization mudslinging game like you have been since I'm a mindless faux news drone who doesn't know what he is talking about apparently. You may google on your computer and think it makes you socially aware and informed, but like most dumbshit liberals, you probably have never looked at a balance sheet, have zero buisness experience and not a cursory understanding of finance or the markets beyond reciting slanted stats on websites. I do all of these things daily and have the education to back it....I'm on the ground talking to people everyday in the middle of it. Yet, I don't what I'm talking about because you have pigeon holed me to a cable network that I don't watch. You ever underwritten a buisness that won't be able to get a loan because their new projected insurance increase drops their debt coverage to the point they can't get loan? YAY Obamacare. And just so you know, I have had the worst year of my life professionally but at least I can see the forest through the trees.
You want your handout, think everyone got handed their money and can't understand why you don't have your piece of the pie and "hope" the gov can do it for you because you're lazy....or maybe you just want the playing field level out of spite or so you don't feel inadequate knowing deep down these tax brackets will never be applicable to you, so screw em regardless of the consequences. You mask this with your pseudo-intellectual hipster style rants and try to play cool and the "compassionate" side without regard for what's pragmatic and fear that your social circle would out you if you don't chant fuck the corporations man. Problem with that is there are a lot of people like you that can vote. Not only will they get screwed, they are going to take down everyone with them. Best of luck.