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The recipe for a derailed thread is to add 1LuvCane and JD08 and Empirical Cane. Guaranteed every time.

No it's not. There was no such thing as "fiscal conservatism" (vs. deficit spending) in 1860. We didn't have a 20 trillion deficit in 1860. The BIGGEST issue in 1860 (vs. today) was states rights (and how that was a proxy for a state's "right" to be a slaveowner state). In 1860, Democrats...

Lots of people, of all political persuasions, go to the best state college they can get into. It's a monetary issue, not a political affiliation issue. I was a registered Republican when I went to UM. Not mad at all.

Don't be so trifling. I'm not talking about "fiscal conservatism" only. Way more than that, particularly "states rights" and "limited government", and extending to individual rights, the role of religion, and, yes, government budgets and taxation.

Come on, nobody said one party was 100% racist. I just pointed out the actual and historic shift of the Democrats and Republicans between 1860 and 1968. It actually happened. Don't blame me for providing the factual support. There is an entire town in North Florida, predominantly black, they...

Stop it with your BS. Originally, the party was called the "Democratic-Republican" party. Eventually, they dropped the second half of the name. Democrats in 1860 were conservative. Republicans in 1860 were liberal (i.e., "Radical Republicans"). Over time, the identification of Democrats and...

You have to love the dipsh!te who decided to do an "Aggie Traditions Matter" sign.