Difference between the two major parties

First, for fun, here's an excellent article by Hillary

online.wsj.com/article/SB121798030763715107.html

Once again, here’s a wonderful illustration of the difference between attitudes of the two major parties:
cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/06/gop-threatens-shutdown-showdown/


When Democrats cannot get their political agenda passed due to Republican blocking, they look for other ways to represent their constituents – like raising the minimum wage, balancing the budget, implementing the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations for real improvements to homeland security, ending tax haven loopholes, etc. They will also compromise, like being willing to discuss energy policy.

When Republicans cannot get their political agenda passed, they are willing to inflict harm on the United States populace until they get their way. This happened in the 90s when they caused a government shutdown, harming and inconveniencing millions of people, just so they could score political points with their big-money backers. Well, they’re threatening to do it again. Unless the US Government hands over massive amounts of government land, FOR FREE, to big oil companies so they can drill and take more oil, TAX FREE, the Republicans are threatening to band together to shut down all government function. To make money for their friends, they would stop paying wages to all governmental workers, halt Social Security checks, cancel infrastructure maintenance, put an end to Medicare payments – screwing over pretty much everything except military contractors and corporate welfare payments. Nice, huh. What the Republican party needs is a reincarnation of Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt to remind them that they are supposed to work for the good of the country, not exclusively their rich friends.