What benefit is there to being a Republican?

[Taverner]

Really? Just the tax break?

I mean if you're a business other than Haliburton or...well that's about it.

Everyone else ended up with more loss than profit (adjusted for inflation) after these 6 years...pretty much every person AND business.

[shenmue]

1. None whatsoever.

:dunce:

:crazy:

[Fresh_Start]

2. ignoring reality whenever its convenient

seems to be the most common republican trait.

[blondeatlast]

3. It means that you are right (not just RRRight) 110% of the time.

Even about math and science.

[Roland99]

4. Naked Jello parties!

Oh wait...

[Ghost in the Machine]

7. Oh great! You've just ruined MY saturday night parties....

:eyes:













:rofl:

[Roland99]

9. Sorry.

:(



:P



Maybe you could switch to pudding and whip cream?

[Ghost in the Machine]

5. No one questions you when you do stupid shit.

:shrug:

[libnnc]

6. License to be an asshole without much hesitation

or concern for the consequences.

[pinto]

8. The chance to 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' and get an offshore account?

(Not necessarily in that order. :evilgrin: )

[Cabcere]

10. You don't have to worry about that pesky "conscience" thing so much, maybe?

:shrug: Nah, that's not fair. I have friends who are great people and also conservative...so I really don't know the answer to that. :shrug:

[napi21]

11. If you're talking about small businesses, your right. There's not much

of an advantage. But there are a lot of bigger businesses besisdes Hallilburton who benefited BIG TIME from being a Pub under this admin. Remember, the DOJ, FCC, SEC, etc pretty muich leave them alone. They set up their business in the Caymen Islands and nobody even checks to see if they've done so legally. How many of the executives in those businesses have bought or sold stock based on insider info? There have been all kind of special deals made to let those businesses get away with ANYTHING! Do you really thik that's not an advantage????

[Taverner]

15. Despite this, the inflation and stagnant job market lowered profits

[Selatius]

12. If you're a big polluter, Bush's EPA won't lift a goddamn finger to stop you.

This has been the case from strip mining to mercury dumping.

[NoPasaran]

13. The doorman in Hell waves you right through

No time wasted waiting to get in.

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. IF you're connected to the hierarchy.LOTSAMONEY..$$$$$$$.

If you're a middle class "heartlander"...NO benefit whatsoever.

[lpbk2713]

16. You get to drive around with a BUSH/CHENEY bumper sticker on your SUV.

Thus proclaiming loud and clear to the world what a mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging total ignoramus you are.

[kellenburger]

17. being republican means never having to say...

.... I'm batshit crazy ! ( everyone will already know ! )

[sam sarrha]

18. you can be a total loser and become head of FEMA, or pResident or a justice prosecutor, or

a homosexual prostitute... and hang out in the white house.

there are any number of high paying white House cabinet jobs for the totally incompetent and total loser, just work in a reThug campaign office..and kiss ass,

Question: what is the difference between brown nosing and kissing ass...??

Answer: 'perspective'

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

19. Well if your

making at least 6 digits a year income there are a lot of benefits being part of the GOP. I just can't figure out all repukes who make less than 6 digits why they continue to vote republican?

[proud patriot]

20. You get to look down your nose at people

believing you are better than everyone else .

[KharmaTrain]

21. That Tax Break Ends In 3 1/2 Years....

One of the biggest failures of the boooshie rubber stamp congress was not making their coveted tax cuts permanent when they had the chance. In 2011 the tax rates will return to where they were pre-boooshie and the fat cats will be in for a real rude awakening. Unless revisions are made (I think Democrats should push for keeping the cuts permanent for those earning 200k or less) there is neither the political will or votes for future cuts or keeping these permanent. So when someone tells you how booshie cut their taxes, tell them it was a bribe...the bill comes due in 2011.

[RC]

22. "I reject your reality and substitute my own"

[Crunchy Frog]

23. You get to live in a fantasy world, and self righteously hate other people.

That's about it as nearly as I can tell, at least for the vast majority of people who don't have serious money.

[Change has come]

24. If you're a rebublic

and especially if you're a corporate news watching republic, you can blame EVERY problem in America on the Libs and "their" Liberal media.

No personal responsibility for anybody or anything.

[elocs]

25. It depends upon where you live. There are very many conservative areas in this country.

As bad as it looks now for Republicans, the vast majority of Republican representatives and senators will be reelected in 2008. The fight ain't over till it's over so there is no sense in prematurely strutting about how things are now.