All this assumes that there's a big difference between the two parties, which there really isn't. Especially on a federal level. Small differences between one administration to the next, but that's about it.

Lots of myths and standard conventional wisdom about what political parties do.

There's what they claim they'll do and what they actually do.

Republicans are supposed to be for small government, less regulation, lower taxes, balanced budgets, and yet they spend and regulate just as much, if not more than the democrats. Regan lowered some taxes and then began raising taxes.

Wall Street and the financial sector is one of the most, if not thee most regulated sector of the economy.

This whole debate is useless and full of partisan biases.