In the 2000 election, what do you think the conservatives would have done if the situation had been reversed?
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We'd still be hearing Rush screaming about it today if the Liberals had stolen the election instead of the Republicans.\n\nAnd then, if the Dems had stolen the next election as well, like the GOP did, boy oh boy would they be crying foul.
929559
i'm sure someone would have opposed them and defeated them sooner or later. \n\nchances are, they'd tap phone lines, hold ppl in secret prisons without trials, rig elections, promote their friends even if they had criminal records, let the rich get richer at the poor's expense, and conceal all their crimes, affairs, drug habits, etc.\n\nnow that i think about it, it sounds kinda familiar.
321156
in retrospect, more should have gone to Canada.\nThey'd be alive now.
645697
Actually, yes it would have a different outcome. If Gore had won, we would be trying to negotiate with the terrorists rather than fighting them.
400466
As a Republican, when I voted for Bush in the first term, I thought that I was electing a small limited government Republican. Instead, I elected a religious Republican. The 04 election was more about safety and security for me, so I still voted Bush as it seemed that Kerry didn't really offer anything different.\n\nIf I could go back, I would change my vote to a no vote, as I believe that Bush is not the president that he proclaimed to be, and that Kerry didn't and doesn't stand for my values. To be truthful, most canidates are either too far left or right for my taste.\n\nTo answer your question, some conservative / libertarian Republicans still exist, but it seems to me that our party has been hijacked by religious factions. They seem to be on this holy crusade to stamp out all opposition to anything that they deem is wrong or sinful. Since the Republicans control almost all the branches of government at this time, I believe it is time to restore balance. So, I will probably vote the straight democratic ticket in 06 to see if the balance of power will be changed.
590030
Lemmings! What a beautiful sight- they could sell tickets.\n\nToo bad it won't happen. Liberals feel, they talk, they cry, and once in a while they think. Okay, strike that last one. Unfortunately, they also don't take action.\n\nHow many of them swore they'd move to Canada if Bush won in '04?\n\nHow many actually went?
938273
Forced to resigned with a healthy pension. With Military backing the Democrats would have set sights on Donny's expulsion.\nHopefully Bush is next!
307924
I think he would have gone into Afghanistan and focused on getting Bin Laden. He probably would also have strengthened security measures within the states (something that Bush still hasn't done, or at least not to an extent where it shows a difference). One thing that he would not have done was go into Iraq for supposed WMDs.
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Never going to happen although politics would be a better place for less reverence.\n\nClearly he would be too easy for the papers to tear apart and so would be too much of a liability.\n\nOh well back to the grey men.
36551
They could have given them whatever. That's what I would have done. How would the gov. know if the information was accurate.
1035622
Pretty pissed that our party hasn't been very conservative... Fiscally conservative - the war spending I understand, but pork spending? Oh no! \nTanked the immigration issue. Bush came in with a fair bit of the hispanic vote & a plan that would have helped pick up much more of this growing population. Now we're going to pass nearly the same plan & piss off the voting block that caused us to do it? Bad idea! \nLooked bad getting judges in! \nSocial Security? Couldn't get anything done even though it's going to crap in just a few years, will never be there in any form by the time I retire, and will seriously hurt the US economy on the way down. Yet all we did was take the hit for talking about it. \nDoing the right thing overseas, but looking bad & taking too long to do it. We couldn't have put 500k troops in there to crush that place from the start & be done with Iran by now too? \n\nWe knew in advance that Bush was not the best leader we have & that he's more liberal than 80% of our party, but we needed to take the middle to win the election & accpeted that we wouldn't get much done, but YES I'm not happy that what congress has accomplished these last 6 years has been non-conservative in nature. We'll still keep congress this fall though & I think win the Pres again in 08, I'm really looking forward to watching democrats freak out when that happens.
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To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. The Liberal government is showing its age, rushing desperately from NDP-style policies to Conservative policies, desperately trying to straddle the middle where most Canadians are. It isn't working for them very well.\n\nThe Conservatives have moved to the center from US style conservatism, and have garnered much support for having done that. Nonetheless, many of us are nervous that if they get a majority government, we will have an irreversible four years of US style Republicanism.\n\nSo I think many of us are hoping for the Conservatives, but preferably a minority government, rather than the usual four year dictatorship of a majority government.
761007
Get real it was the result of a nation gone mad, religious or other\nwise
1060927
Yes, I would.  But NOT for President Bush.  I wasn't old enough to vote for him in 2000, but I wouldn't have voted for him, due to my views.\n\nIn 2004, I did NOT vote for him, because he was doing a shoddy job as President.  He won, but I'm sure that he would have NO chance of winning a third term.
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The reshuffle was instigated way before Prescott's and Clarke's miseries. It wouldn't have helped just to sack Prescott (which Blair didn't anyway) - Blair NEED to do something on education and the NHS, and he MUST do something on foreign affairs and Europe - hence the major reshuffle!
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I thought about this and it isn't easy. There are arguments for going either way (labour or conservative). \n\nArgument for voting labour - people mustn't get carried away by the David Cameron effect. Sure, he's young, energetic, good looking (for a politician!) and talks up all these big changes in the tory party. But think about it, so was Tony Blair all those years ago when he took over as leader of the labour party and then became prime minister. Labour seemed like a fresh, modern alternative beacuse people where fed up with the incompetence and sleaze of the conservatives. It will only happen again!\n\nArgument for voting conservative - But now the boot is on the other foot! conservatives seem like the fresh, modern alternative compared to labour's incompetence and sleaze!\n\nTo give you an answer, I would vote conservative against my better judgement. Its time up for labour, the lib dems aren't a realistic choice and neither are any of the other minor parties. Simply, what goes around comes around. Whatever party is in government always ends up the same. Plus change is a good thing - its healthy for democracy. We couldn't have yet another 4 year term of the same political party. Traditionally I'm not a tory and never have been. I voted labour in 1997 (I was 18) and have voted for them since. I simply think change is a good thing at the momemt. We just have to give a new government a chance. that's all
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It felt like spring after a very long winter. Like the renaissance after the dark ages. The 2006 mid-terms gave me back hope for my country. After 12 years of domination by right wing religious conservative zealots, we are back to sanity.\nNow we can get to work on our problems at home and regain our respect in the world.\nYippee!!!