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Originally Posted by ardecila

Yea let's dial it back and keep this thread for news only.

I've tried to present a balanced perspective in my political posts on this thread. I suppose I would be a paleoconservative or libertarian, so the Democratic approach often seems reckless and wasteful while the Tea Party approach seems overly punitive and counter-productive. I'm hoping against all hope that some kind of third party can rise in this election cycle - they cannot ask for a better opportunity.

I don't intend to continue the political discussion, but, objectively speaking, there is no equivalence between the Democratic approach and the Republican approach. The former have tried, maybe occasionally fumblingly, to advance alternative transportation methods in this country; the latter have done everything in their power to prevent this from happening. A "balanced perspective" would still weigh overwhelmingly against the GOP.