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I give the Democrats credit though ... they're moving towards the center. I wouldn't call them a conservative party at this point but they are moving center.
Increase military
Tax Cuts
Fiscal responsibility
All very conservative ideas that Kerry walked out last night.
If he means it I'm happy, it will make me care less about who wins that election ... but we've seen this "feint center / move left" act in Canada from Chretian. Time will tell.
Side Note: And this is really unfair ... I can't stand the man's voice. He sounds like he's 70 years old if you close your eyes
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When you look at the political spectrum in most countries, the Democratic party would be considered centrist to most.
The thing about tax cuts is not a surprise. The difference is who gets the tax cuts and what it is used for. Kerry did talk about expanding the military a little, but spent way more time talking about health care and domestic spending.
Fiscal responsibility is also a cliche. Everyone wants fiscal responsibility. You'll never hear a centrist or leftist say they don't want fiscal responsibity. It's how they acheive fiscal responsibity that differs. [/b][/quote]
Hey don't get me wrong ... Bush's defecits aren't exactly fiscally responsible and still have me scratching my head.
Fine to cut taxes, but you had better cut some spending to go along with it.
Kerry also worked religion into the mix, a very conservative platform theme in past races - clearly the speech was designed more to scoop the central vote that is undecided and less to do with stroking the voters he already has in the loop.
My thoughts anyway ... a real pitch for the undecided by moving his party to the center in look. Deceitful? Likely ... but no different than most politicians at election time.