Conservatives..show me a man who is only interested in his own welfare, and has no sense of humor, and I'll show you a conservative. Seriously, when I think of conservative, I think of hypocrites like Ronald Reagan. He promised to balance the budget, yet, in 8 years he never submitted one balanced budget. In 8 years he drove us an extra 3 TRILLION dollars into debt.
Local control you say? How about the high school principal in South Carolina who said he would cancel the prom if anyone showed up with someone of another race? How about Mississippi? They finally got around to abolishing slavery 5 years ago. Governor Barnett, and George Wallace defying the national government by barring the doors to state colleges. Thats local control!! How many of you are old enough to remember this stuff on a personal level? I was raised on welfare, and not one goddmned dime of it ever went to non essentials. Consequently, I was able to stay in school, go on to college, and now I pay my fair share of taxes. You want to cut down on government spending? Tell Trent Lott to quit forcing unneeded, unwanted ships from his backyard on the pentagon. Corporate welfare has a much higher price tag than food stamps to the needy. Man, I could really get into it on this thread. Finally, I've been there, seen it with my own eyes not from some piece of propaganda from either party. Sorry, I'm not usually this mouthy.