Originally Posted by Stan Weiss (Post 616317)

Randy,
What about the first 2 years when Paul ran the House and the big tax cuts with no marching spending cuts?

Stan

Originally Posted by Randy Wells (Post 616318)

You guys dont get it do you, paul was a swamp Rat, that is why he is not there Trump is hunting down the swamprats, all I can say is trump did something that cost you, Paul, Bill and the dude from outside DC that owns a IT company money and the commie Bruce. Get over it get use to it, TRUMP 2020

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 616320)

Randy, No name calling..Don't be calling Bruce a commie.

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 616319)

I'm not happy about the spending. They all spend too much . Everyone wants their piece of the pie ,which they think they're owed. If you and I don't pay for it, they'll come and take it away, at the point of a gun, if they have to. That's the system congress set up..

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 616319)

Look, there was only two choices. I went with the guy who took a pay cut from his other job, and doesn't take a salary.

Originally Posted by Paul Sarvas (Post 616338)

I agree the government spends too much. We probably disagree how the money is spent. Mr. Yacavone are you saying you shouldn't have to pay any taxes? If you owe money to the government and you won't pay, what would you like them to do about it?

I held my nose and made a choice as well. The way I see it, there's more to life than how high your stash of money is. In my opinion it is pathetic that with 350 million people in this country our choices for president in the last election and the upcoming one in November was/are Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Pretty fockin sad...

pS

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 616306)

Let me do this, before this thread goes away.

I'll cut right to the chase ,and then the back story, Certain PEEpS don't have much attention span.

The way I see it, liberals in motorsports walk around all day , stepping on their own ..you know whats, supporting causes and pols of the Left. I capitalize Left, because it is the religion of these folks.
We see the lawyers of the Left, teaming up with the homeowners of the Left, who hate racing, going before judges of the Left, to get racetracks put out of business, all across this country.
We also see them trying to pass noise ordinances, after they were dumb enough to buy near a racetrack.
We see the environmental whackos of the Left going after leaded racing fuels, in typical Lefty " save the planet" mode.
We see the politicians of the Left, raising taxes on the small and medium businesses, and forcing them to provide insurance or pay a fine. These are the people would build the parts we need such as pistons,cams, valves, etc. I personally have talked to probably 50 shops, who weren't hiring, and weren't investing in new equipment ,until Obama was gone. Now, under the Trump economy, they have expanded and are doing great.
There are also many minor league player of the Left involved here.

Bill, I grew up in the Big D land of Ct. too. My daddy told me I had to vote for the party of slavery and the KKK. How about yours? I didn't know any better. We weren't taught this in our schools..It was just JFK , all the time.
My mother was a State Rep. She ran unopposed a few times.No Republican would waste his money on a campaign there. I went to her victory parties and knew all her friends in politics. I had to register and vote "D" , otherwise she'd hear about it.
After I moved away and tried to start businesses, I found a new respect for conservatism. When I went back after 20 years, I found all my racing and hot rod friends listening to Rush, and reading Dr.Savage. I found out that 98% were conservative in their ideology. We never even talked about politics back in the 70's
But they must have used the same thought process I did.

Anyway, running long here.
Bottom line..If you're going to be a devotee of the Left, drive your Prius or ride your bicycle to work or play..Don't support motorsports , either as a racer or a professional spectator..In other words, walk the walk. Don't just talk the talk.. Don't be a hypocrite.

Any of "the squad" that has a cogent rebuttal, go for it ..No name calling , or I'll pull the whole thing.

Originally Posted by Superfan1 (Post 616344)

Mark, I agree with most of what you said. I am not an environmentalist, I believe that climate change, if it is happening, is happening naturally, I hate seeing race tracks shutdown; if you are stupid enough to buy a house near a racetrack, that was your decision. When Englishtown closed it was like losing an old friend. I will never buy an electric car, a hybrid car, or anything other than a gasoline car.
My father and mother taught my sister and I that racism of any sort was evil. We were taught to never judge anyone by their race, ethnicity, or religion. I have lived my entire my life true to those principles.
This may sound simplistic, but I am a Democrat because I am a typical middle class American. The Republican party has traditionally been the party for the wealthy; while the Democrat party has traditionally been the party for the common man. It reminds me of a story that Hall of Fame NBA player Charles Barkley likes to tell - he happened to mention to his grandmother that he was a Republican, she questioned why because Republicans are for rich folks, to which Charles responded "but grandma, I am rich folks."
Good conversation Mark. We will agree to disagree on some things; but we also agree on many.

Originally Posted by Superfan1 (Post 616344)

The Republican party has traditionally been the party for the wealthy; while the Democrat party has traditionally been the party for the common man.