I better never hear a Republican use the phrase "tax and spend Democrats" EVER again

Republicans like to use the phrases "small government" and "reduce taxes" and "tax-and-spend Democrats" during campaigns.

Then they proceed to run up the national debt, then change the law so they can do so. This is wrong, this is illegal, this is treasonous. Yet we let them get away with it.

They did it under Reagan, and now Dubya and his pack are doin' it.

New Rule (as Bill Maher say): Republican's don't get to use those phrases anymore. And Democrats can now use them against Republicans. Fair is fair.

It's all hot air anyway.

They wouldn't have needed to do this if they weren't involved in a useless war in Iraq that had NOTHING TO DO with the so-called "war on terror". Anytime you see the government use the phrase "War on (something)", hang on to your wallet....you're being snookered.

I'm not addressing the possibility that the war is justified. You can justify anything, given enough power and control. But this one just wasn't necessary. We should be concentrating on Afghanistan and Al Quaeda, not on Iraq and etc. We should be concentrating on North Korea. We should be concentrating on Iran. Instead we're wasting time, money and lives in the quagmire of Iraq we should have never gotten into in the first place. Sure, Saddam was a baddie. There are lots of baddies. We can't afford to justify them all.

Frankly, I think that everyone in government should be required to give all their salary beyond minimum wage to the war effort and paying down the deficit. Or at least beyond the average middle-class wage. Let them see how it feels to live with the results of their policies. Right now they don't. And this should be a law. That'll drive out the rich playboys and girls. We probably won't get anyone to replace them, though.

I don't see the Democrats doing much to fight this spending spree or the administrations trampling of the Constitution. It's true...there's not much difference between the Dem and Reps anymore. They aren't in touch with the people, only big business.

I think it's time for new political parties. The Dems and Reps aren't serving the people anymore. Time to vote ALL of them out of office. I'm not going to vote for either of 'em next time. I just hope there are some independents to vote for.

Frankly, I think it's time to outlaw ALL political parties and radically reform campaign financing, if not eliminate it all together.