Monday, November 28, 2011

How Big Is The Party Of No?

I don't generally speak out about either political party, but rather I prefer to point out silliness. But I'd really like to point out some over the top silliness in the current Republican party. It seems that this proud old political party has been taken over by some of the strangest people in the country. It seems to me that long time members are stunned into silence. Could you describe the vacuum emanating from the right, or more properly, the far right? Let's look at a few; Evolution. Now science has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that evolution is in fact the correct method by which we have arrived on this planet. Is it possible that there is another way? Of course, although there is no real way to prove it, evolution is by far the most likely. It's the "reasonable" part that rules. There is a very real difference between science and belief. But even the Roman Catholic church agrees there is no conflict here. Secondly, Global Warming. About 97% of all climatologists and any other scientists agree the earth is experiencing global warming and that humans are, in large part, responsible for it. Even a scientist who disagreed and ran his own study, funded by a staunch nonbeliever of Global Warming, found it to be happening and, yes, it was caused by humans. The there's the economy. All agree we have far too much debt. All independent economists and even many conservative economists agree that to solve the problem we need to cut spending substantially and increase taxes, or at  least eliminate loopholes, but not tax cuts. Only the far right seems to think it can be done by entitlement cuts alone and add in some tax cuts. Immigration is a serious matter. We need to overhaul the laws and the system to allow more people, especially those with the skills to develop new industry, as well as to address those already here illegally. The Far right wants to deport the 11 to 12 million people who are here. Twelve million. How in the world could we do that? It would break the bank. It makes no sense what-so-ever, but that seems to be the stock in trade for the far right. Now let me say right here that the far left is not without it's share of silliness, but for right now, the ultra-conservatives hold the record. The problem comes in that right now, with the elections coming around, we need a credible presidential candidate in the Republican party who isn't spouting ultra-right theology. That is the theology of No Evolution, No Global Warming, No Taxes, No Immigration and No Sense.

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