dlake02

Well, when we joined Cub Scouts, there were quite a few very staunch Republicans that "home-schooled" their kids. To a boy, those kids are socially challenged and down-right weird. I was told that real Republicans home-school their kids....

... yep; that and the Thatcher/Reagan "trickle-down" theories... Anyway, one has now left us, and I'll be traveling back to the UK First Class to join the celebrations when the other one goes....

Giantaxe

They're not being "indoctrinated" by all those lefty teachers though are they?

Bob

Largely why Snowe has given up, too much infighting for party politics and not for the good of the country was her reason, which is a shame as she was rather good.

Bob

It's funny then, how those pre-birth, non-persons with no rights politically get so many rights with the pro life political brigade around here.

I just find that an amusing observation, especially where one can be so pro guns, death penalty, war and yet claim pro-life. Seems a very weird bit of irony.

That last bit isn't really aimed at you, but it is something that does amuse me about this country.

frrussre

Why is it acceptable for the Federal Government, by way of coercion, to force States to ban alcohol for under 21 yrs old. I Guess, they think its detrimental to young peoples Health "Care".

Yet another law forced upon, us by the FEDS. The Republicans are generally gung ho, for that law.


Frank R.

Giantaxe

They refused to supply highway funds to states that didn't raise the age to 21. Coercion? Probably. And certainly based on the premise that it would reduce teenage driving fatalities.

frrussre

Hi Giantaxe, I know how they did it and yes they used coercion. Republicans have no problem with that law being forced upon them by the FEDS.

But Health care, being coerced or forced to buy health insurance, "We are free people, you can't force things on us".
I think Health Insurance for all, would save wayyyyyy more lives, then a fairly worthless Under 21 drinking law.
Frank R.

HumphreyC

Yes - this is one of my bugbears. You always get the argument that raising the age to 21 was what caused drink driving deaths to drop. However I checked the stats for Canada and they dropped at the same rate over the same period (I think they might actually be lower) with the drinking age staying at 18/19.

On the mandate, Social Security and Medicare already mandate that we purchase retirement security and health insurance. If you look at the Republicans 'Ryan Plan' for Medicare it looks suspiciously similar to Obamacare (oh and it has a mandate).

Bob

It's amusing that that is the only one NH has taken on as they lost highway funding by not requiring drivers to wear a seatbelt etc.

I wonder if the roads would be dirt roads by now if they had allowed a lower drinking age

SATX John

LA did that over drinking age and as everyone that has driven them knows their Interstate Highways roads are crap. Yet the State roads are rather good. Hmmm...