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Why on earth would I say that? Because it would make the republicans actually have to run on some platform, have a purpose, ideas, etc, not simply say "vote for me because I'm not a democrat." That shouldn't be enough to get anyone into office, but unfortunately, the left has done such a bad job that simply disassociating oneself from the party can get someone elected.
I'm pissed because I hear how well republicans are doing in the polls, and how they're supposed to smash the dems in November, but I've yet heard one good idea from them (besides repealing or not funding the Obamacare bill) and so they'll simply get elected based on "not being a democrat" which doesn't benefit our country. In fact, it just prolongs the pendulum swinging wildly from left to right, and our country always seems to do better when it slows down around the middle.
I don't want a republican or democrat owned congress, I want it dead even, or as close to dead even as possible, so both parties have to come up with good ideas. Of course this doesn't work with a corrupt congress, so we need to hit the "reset" button, get a bunch of people in there who really work for the people like they are supposed to, and get this country back to a two-party system that works, not a one party dominated, then the other party dominated, system. It's bound for failure. And continueous failure, in both directions.
Yawn.
You want two parties that have no real difference but have to work "Together" to achieve what? Bi-patisan is not the answer.
Ha ha ha!
Someone actually thinks that good ideas get people elected.
Demagoguery is what gets people elected. Always has and always will.
Good ideas are bad in politics for two reasons. The first is because doing what needs to be done often requires a great deal of personal responsibly over the long term on the part of the populace and the people would much rather hear bad ideas that benefit no one in the long term but provide short term benefits for their group. The second is that good ideas actually solve problems and politicians, being our great problem solvers, don't want to work themselves out of a job. Instead they want to manage problems, thereby ensuring their "expertise" with specific problems will keep them in office for a long, long time.
I agree for the most part, politicians do seem to have a much lower standard lately. Nothing good really gets done anymore.
Why on earth would I say that? Because it would make the republicans actually have to run on some platform, have a purpose, ideas, etc, not simply say "vote for me because I'm not a democrat." That shouldn't be enough to get anyone into office, but unfortunately, the left has done such a bad job that simply disassociating oneself from the party can get someone elected.
I'm pissed because I hear how well republicans are doing in the polls, and how they're supposed to smash the dems in November, but I've yet heard one good idea from them (besides repealing or not funding the Obamacare bill) and so they'll simply get elected based on "not being a democrat" which doesn't benefit our country. In fact, it just prolongs the pendulum swinging wildly from left to right, and our country always seems to do better when it slows down around the middle.
I don't want a republican or democrat owned congress, I want it dead even, or as close to dead even as possible, so both parties have to come up with good ideas. Of course this doesn't work with a corrupt congress, so we need to hit the "reset" button, get a bunch of people in there who really work for the people like they are supposed to, and get this country back to a two-party system that works, not a one party dominated, then the other party dominated, system. It's bound for failure. And continueous failure, in both directions.
Why on earth would I say that? Because it would make the republicans actually have to run on some platform, have a purpose, ideas, etc, not simply say "vote for me because I'm not a democrat." That shouldn't be enough to get anyone into office, but unfortunately, the left has done such a bad job that simply disassociating oneself from the party can get someone elected.
I'm pissed because I hear how well republicans are doing in the polls, and how they're supposed to smash the dems in November, but I've yet heard one good idea from them (besides repealing or not funding the Obamacare bill) and so they'll simply get elected based on "not being a democrat" which doesn't benefit our country. In fact, it just prolongs the pendulum swinging wildly from left to right, and our country always seems to do better when it slows down around the middle.
I don't want a republican or democrat owned congress, I want it dead even, or as close to dead even as possible, so both parties have to come up with good ideas. Of course this doesn't work with a corrupt congress, so we need to hit the "reset" button, get a bunch of people in there who really work for the people like they are supposed to, and get this country back to a two-party system that works, not a one party dominated, then the other party dominated, system. It's bound for failure. And continueous failure, in both directions.
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