[TenOhms]

"Threatened US default over debt ceiling" as I recall both parties play chicken with the economy to get their stuff passed, but the Democrats have the media to get people (perhaps like yourself) to buy that it's only Republicans who can take a hard line stance. Actually most of your examples are either complete strawmen or extremely biased and one-sided.

[hackuser]

> "Threatened US default over debt ceiling" as I recall both parties play chicken with the economy to get their stuff passed

Can you name something similar the Democrats have done? As I remember it, nothing like it had ever been done before; they threatened to bankrupt the United States government, and caused the government's debt rating to be lowered, increasing the costs to taxpayers of of interest payments.

Saying 'they all are the same' is the bane of serious analysis and a well-established tactic of propagandists to shut down criticism (not that you are one, but my point is that there's a reason they use that tactic).

[EGreg]

Can you illustrate that for most of the examples? I sincerely want to understand why someone would think they are not fair statements.

[TenOhms]

Each example was given from the context of the worst-case expected outcome. I could make a similar list starting with "Democrats want citizens to be raped and murdered by illegal aliens", "Democrats want to keep high health costs to the benefit of the insurance companies", "Democrats want to keep increasing taxes while spending it on frivolous pursuits, often on programs to ensure their re-election (by entrapping people into economic slavery)".

[EGreg]

So do it. But it has to be fair.

"Democrats want citizens to be raped and murdered by illegal aliens"

Rape is already a crime and illegal aliens commit these crimes at lower rates, so from a rationale of preventing rape/murder/{insert violent crime here} spending resources on a group that's less likely to do it isn't a good solution.

"Democrats want to keep high health costs to the benefit of the insurance companies"

Actually their favored policies like Public Option would destroy insurance companies. Also, single payer systems prevent buyers from competing, and as patio will tell you, when buyers can defect, you can raise your prices. Meanwhile sellers still compete. So single payer systems achieve lower prices for the same outcomes around the world. (As the data around the world proves.)

"Democrats want to keep increasing taxes while spending it on frivolous pursuits, often on programs to ensure their re-election (by entrapping people into economic slavery)"

This may be true. :)