I don't know who this Dobbins dude is, but I do believe what currently passes for a Republican in DC is only interested in having the government do his/her bidding rather than scaling back the size and scope of it.
As for the Democrats and defense...let's see what happens if Kerry the faux warrior is actually allowed to become Sec of Defense.

FDR was not "exploited" nor was he a victim but an integral player in the encroachment of big government into the American way of life which has fostered the entitlement mentality so pervasive in our society today.

A 'Liberty Quote' from the Godfather of Socialism in the USA? I don't think so Tim...

Thank you Ayn Rand, and thank you J Carlton for some common sense from north of the 49th...

I must respectfully disagree with you JFB. I do not think that Hitler meant well any more than I think the Obamaster means well. I think the current office holder of President has an agenda just as Hitler did, and just as Hitler was willing to crush anyone who got in his way, by any means necessary, so is Obama.

"One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that 'violence begets violence'. I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure-and in some cases I have-that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy." Col. Jeff Cooper

Giving up not only the right, but the ability to defend yourself and those you care about, is a mindset of those who would have the government do everything for them and those who will always see themselves as victims.

Who's gonna pull the wagon when everybody wants to ride?

"And for my next trick, I'm going to need a product of the government regulated 'education' system..." Smoke and mirrors and gullible voters = Obamaster

The Dept. of Education should be renamed The Dept. of Indoctrination. The days of teaching students to think for themselves and constructively challenge the status quo seems to have gone the way of fins on Cadillacs...