I've been to New York City three times; never have I met nicer people, city or small town.
I've been to Pittsburgh once, and much of the city is like a small town. Very nice people here, too.
My point? Both of these cities are extremely Democratic.
The main difference I see between liberals and conservatives is that the liberals tend to care about less fortunate people, such as the homeless and the sick. Conservatives tend to care about people that are close to them, as well as their money.
I know a few of you are gonna give me the "back your BS up" runaround, but I've been living in Tomball for 11 years, and nowhere else is the difference between Democrats and Republicans more magnified.
It's a town of about 10,000, about 50/50 Democrats and Republicans. This city's Democrats are like those of NYC: they put the less fortunate at a high priority, and don't mind about paying tax because they know it's *usually* going for a good cause.
The Republicans here are what I call "hardcore". You could easily call these people Confederate Survivalists. They do *not* like blacks or Mexicans, nor do they give a damn about less fortunate people. If they had it their way, they'd kick the "colored" people out of our schools and neighborhoods, and they'd have the homeless and poor people killed. And they care way too much about money. It's as if their paychecks are extra family members.
Also, if it weren't for the Democrats in this town, we'd have a highway bypass that would've killed the economy. We'd have also had an Asphalt Plant about three blocks from my house (and the surrounding blocks).
This place was terrible when Republicans were in complete control. We had a very poor sewer/water system (the water had such low pressure that showers would usually take about 30 minutes, even with a high-pressure shower head). Our roads were also in terrible condition, along with our schools and public service buildings. Along with that, our fat-ass of a mayor wouldn't sell open land for development.
It's a really nice place now, due in no small part to the Democratic majority (it's a small lead, but Dems are still the majority). The city's developed a lot since the Republicans lost the majority vote. In recent years, we've gotten our roads redone, schools and public services have received more funding, and land has opened for development. In just the past year, two shopping centers have been built, along with more than two subdivisions.
The city's finally earning more revenue, since our Mayor hasn't been able to squander money.
Well, this was my story of the difference between Democrats and Republicans where I live. Of course plenty of you aren't going to like it, but it's the truth.
Oh, and the part about Republicans being more "fiscally responsible" is a bunch of BS as far as I'm concerned. Tomball's never had this much tax revenue, and our services are functioning better than ever before.
P.S.
Don't get me wrong about Republicans up North --- they are much different from the ones where I live.
