Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 11, 2016

Isn’t the entire Republican Party now 20 — if not 30 — clicks to right of Dick Cheney now?

What about a Lincoln Republican? You know, back when the Republicans were the liberal party?

Uhh, except for the compassionate part, we may already have that?

My, your politics (and politicians) are entertaining to us Canucks!

Perfect—he should fit right in! But there will be others in the same lane to the nomination.

But that was how Stalin viewed himself!

Why does a candidate need a label? This “party” system is no longer serving the public.

Yes we do have a choice between : I-Can and C-Rats…………….Larry Croc !

A compassionate totalitarian dictatorship? Better go with the Democrats.

Lincoln imprisoned half of the Maryland legislature. Good start, suppose that is why he is still admired.

Hey Toon Boy, are you happy with what you started here??? Bring back the Crocs!!!

Sorry, but the left has Totalitarian dictatorships pretty much monopolized.

Democrats – pro-choice except on guns, healthcare, union membership, light bulbs speech.Republicans – pro freedom except on what you ingest, who you marry, and what you watch.Libertarianism anyone?

A short-fingered vulgarian Republican.

There’s battle lines being drawnNobody’s right if everybody’s wrong..For What It’s Worth

I think if Republicans go far enough to the right, they’ll meet the Democrats coming from the left.

see comments. this is why i don’t identify with a party. I only identify with a philosophy – the one on which the country was founded.

So, Rat, you’re aiming to be the Republican Obama?

I’m not sure which is the more effective parody of Trumpism: Rat, or the typical political discussion in any internet comment thread.

totaliarism is far left, not right. Far Right is Anarchy.

It’s not just linear, folks:

https://www.theadvocates.org/quiz/quiz.php?iframe=true&width=850&height=100%

A rather well-off friend of mine used to be described (by a mutual friend) as somewhat to the right of Louis XIV. Rat, however, is mistaken if he thinks he can be both totalitarian and compassionate at the same time.Long live Rat!How much will your vote for Rat cost?

http://www.wimp.com/thegovernment/

I used to identify more as an Independent & would vote for moderate Republicans from time to time. These days I’m a solid Democrat but I don’t blindly vote Blue every time. When it comes to the Presidency I will always vote Democrat however since the Republican nominees are simply intolerable even more so this year. The only remaining candidate I can stomach is John Kasich. Obviously he won’t be the nominee

Joseph McCarthy

so Rat’s a democrat?

In other words, he is running as Bernie Sanders.

Food for thought for all of you political commenters that think there is a distinction between Elephant & Donkey…..One of the most effective devices in the salesman’s toolkit is the illusion of choice- always give the prospect 2 things to choose from. For instance: “I have time Tuesday or Thursday, which is better for you?” “Morning or afternoon?”In the case of your politics, it is always one of two choices. (We in Canada have many, but I"m not going to get into that…it has it’s own baggage.) But here’s my point: you think you made a difference voting for Obama after Bush? The same power brokers put BOTH of them into office! Do some research and find out how many members of the Trilateral Commission each of them put into their administrations.“Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes it’s laws” — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild

Rat’s going to be Donald Trump?

Were you saying something, Rat?

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that’s not fun- that’s just ignorant- conflating Bernie & democratic socialism with communism is a Faux News talking point… get your head out of your hind cheeks & actually think…

amerikkka already has 3 candidates who are aiming to be compassionate totalitarian dictators- T-rump, Crazy Cruz, and $hrilary

technically it would be to the left of communism.

Think that’s actually the name of one of the actual third parties that does or has existed in this country in the last forty years.

Mine would be uncompassionate totalitarian dictatorship.

The USA was once a nation that was made great by consensus but which is now being destroyed by polarization. Think about it!

I never realized that Rat was really Donald Trump in disguise.

They’ll split the vote !

While it can be said that today’s Republican Party is not the Party of Lincoln, it can also be said that today’s Democrat Party is not the Party of Kennedy.It’s funny listening to Hillary and Sanders arguing over which one is going to give out more Free Pizza than the other. Today’s Democrats are unashamedly Socialist, no matter whether they call themselves “progressive” or “liberal” or “leftist” or whatever.The bottom line is, Republicans have their extremists, and so do the Democrats. Neither one is any good for the nation.

Polarization is nothing new in American politics. There was contention over the controversial abolition movement right from the start, and the balance of slave states to free states maintained by swaying the territories to one position or the other before they would be allowed statehood eventually led to a civil war that nearly destroyed the Union, cost hundreds of thousands of lives and entirely wiped out the wealth and sovereignty of the southern states. There were fist-fights and duels fought between statesmen. The nation was born in a state of polarization between Loyalists and Patriots.People who cannot support their opinions by rational means will often resort to bemoaning the polarization and divisive and controversial stance of their opposition, the last bit of moral high ground left to them in the rising tide of history.

Brass Orchid said it all very well.

“Compassionate Totalitarian Dictatorship”? That is the Democrat Party agenda. The Government controls everything – for your own good, of course.

They told me if if I voted Republican we’d have an out of control executive who ignores the law, civil rights and would start wars without a by your leave from Congress.

What do you know? We do!

My dad is about 1000000 clicks to the right

Pig would’ve been right in the June 16, 2014 if he had asked a couple years earlier.

Trump:70 clicks to dick cheny far right

Sorry Rat, I hate you now.