>>I don't like to frame issues as democrat vs. republican.
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>The republicans are the conservatives, aren't they? And the U.S. is a democratic republic. So, that means the republicans will strive to conserve the democratic republic. So, they are like the democrats.
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>The democrats are not trying to establish a kingdom, aren't they? And the U.S. is a republican democracy. So, that means the democrats will strive to conserve the republican democracy. So, they are like the republicans.
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>What strikes me is that both parties are unable to produce a president who is not in the Lord.
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>Perhaps there is room for a new political party? How about an atheist party? And in the long run an atheist president?


Peter;

We have just about as many political parties as we have politicians!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States

To better acquaint people with our so called “two party system” in the United States, I like to use the following example: The general public is like a dog. The difference between the democrats and republicans is the democrats throw the dog a bone and the republicans take it away!

Tom