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FunkyLeprechaun

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13. Why is this post being taken seriously?
Sat May 19, 2012, 04:05 PM
May 2012

You have Gordon Brown's office leaving a note for Cameron's office "Sorry, there's no money left.".

I really believe, as an American ex-pat living in the UK, in terms of domestic policy, Cameron is probably more to left of Obama on very liberal issues such as gay marriage (he actually backed gay marriage before Obama) and the NHS.

Seriously WHO do you think would be the best to run this country? Please enlighten me? I've looked at all three (Brown, Cameron, and Clegg) before voting on one of them. I had a really bad viewpoint on Brown's time as PM (he spent like a drunken sailor like Bush, even though HE was the previous chancellor of the exchequer). The longer I live here, the more and more I feel all THREE of the parties (Tories, Labour, and LibDems) are very very alike with very minor differences. For an american whose major voting issues are already resolved in this country, it's very difficult to make a choice. I somewhat disagree with Cameron on Austerity measures... I'm not exactly sure if they'll work.

Conservatives in Britain are probably the Democratic Party in the US. They're really extremely liberal in terms of American politics.

Labels can be silly things sometimes.

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You are unfortunately all too correct LeftishBrit May 2012 #1
Yes, George Osborne is an amazing idiot. cthulu2016 May 2012 #2
I bitterly regret voting for Clegg Prophet 451 May 2012 #11
Funny how the right has gone from deficits-do-not-matter to deficits-worse-than-terrorism. tabatha May 2012 #3
Absolutely AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #8
Not stupid, this is boilerplate Neo-Liberal Corporatist ideology. Odin2005 May 2012 #4
Yes, they want "austerity" because it benefits their pocket books. nt ladjf May 2012 #5
Well, he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, mr blur May 2012 #6
Holding office doesn't require intelligence nor honesty. See Bachmann, Palin, et cetera. Gregorian May 2012 #7
His job prior to politics was Mutiny In Heaven May 2012 #9
He's not stupid, he's evil Prophet 451 May 2012 #10
They often go hand in hand cthulu2016 May 2012 #12
He will NOT dismantle the NHS FunkyLeprechaun May 2012 #17
He's started handing it over to private companies already Prophet 451 May 2012 #19
To be fair, the internal market has been part of the English NHS for years. MichaelMcGuire May 2012 #20
True, but... Prophet 451 May 2012 #26
It's not for me to dictate NHS policy in England. MichaelMcGuire May 2012 #27
Of course it's ideological Prophet 451 May 2012 #28
He also went to university for free. That didn't stop him upping the fees. LeftishBrit May 2012 #33
Why is this post being taken seriously? FunkyLeprechaun May 2012 #13
Perhaps you're a conservative who favors marriage equality cthulu2016 May 2012 #14
I'm actually not a conservative FunkyLeprechaun May 2012 #16
Cameron's cuts have hurt Mutiny In Heaven May 2012 #15
Cameron's cuts have hurt EVERYONE FunkyLeprechaun May 2012 #18
I apologize. I shouldn't have been political earlier cthulu2016 May 2012 #22
That's a myth Prophet 451 May 2012 #23
Gordon Brown did NOT leave that note LeftishBrit May 2012 #34
"disproportionately affects those with mental health issues" Prophet 451 May 2012 #24
I agree that all our political party leaders are relatively liberal on social issues LeftishBrit May 2012 #35
I think that is the general consensus about Cameron. He is merely a tool who does what sabrina 1 May 2012 #21
I question some of your assumptions Prometheus Bound May 2012 #25
Probably disorganized, but i'll try cthulu2016 May 2012 #29
Thanks for the very thorough reply. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #30
So deficit reduction produces confidence? It's important that markets are confident? Cali_Democrat May 2012 #31
URRK! cthulu2016 May 2012 #32
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