Republicans are not serious people.

[kentuck]

I should say, Republican leaders in Washington are not serious people. I know there are many good Republicans in this country. It is unfortunate that most of them are under the spell of partisan propaganda.

But, Republicans in Washington are not serious about fixing the problems of government. In fact, they dislike the idea of government. For them, government is not for all the people - it is for a few. Whatever problems may arise, they do not have serious solutions. They will tell you that they support equality of opportunity, not equality of results.

Their answer to all our problems, from healthcare to the economy, is more tax breaks for the wealthy. They always want a stronger military to protect what they have created or inherited. You can never spend too much on the military.

That is why they always demand cuts in people programs, rather than cuts in military or tax increases on the wealthy. Social Security and Medicare do not have to be in financial trouble. They can be fixed rather easily. We have more millionaires and billionaires ever in the history of this country. And they pay the lowest income tax rate since the 1920's. Our country is very wealthy when we figure in the wealth of the top 1% or 2%.

They are not serious or even concerned about the problems of the common citizen. That is why we cannot take seriously their ideas about fixing Medicare or reforming any social program. They cannot fix what they despise or hate. Their mantra about "smaller government" and "lower taxes" is not about the people, it is about giving more and more to those at the very top. This is anti-American at its core and should be rejected across this nation.

[part man all 86]

1. Agree, but they are serious santorums and ass hair grabbing klingons.

[sibelian]

2. They aren't at all interested in the welfare of the United Sates.

It's their party that they favour.

[kentuck]

3. They are very delusional and out of touch with reality in the sense that...

....they believe they are more moral, more God-fearing, more patriotic, work harder, less dependent on government services, more self-sufficient, pay more in taxes. They believe they are superior in intelligence and in the way they live their lives. They believe government interferes with their rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. They believe in the individual moreso than the community.

However, they are just as dependent on the rest of society as everyone else. They are not all rugged individualists. They are not that different from everyone else in how they live their lives. They are only different in how they think they live their lives.

[Bake]

4. All they know is they want POWER.

They don't care about anything else. They're serious about THAT.

Bake