Here is the Problem. What is the solution?

[Luckyone]

Here is the problem clearly explained by a non-partisan expert on politics.



What can we do about it?

 

[Mycroft]

Here is the problem clearly explained by a non-partisan expert on politics.



What can we do about it?

Summarize it, please. That way I don't have to watch the whole thing to find out it's bullshit.

 

[TypicalRussian]

Such a low effort post

 

[Artymoon]

Summarize it, please. That way I don't have to watch the whole thing to find out it's bullshit.

I got through almost 20 mins of it. Basically, the Republican party is bad and the root cause for all the problems in Washington.

 

[Patriotic Voter]

I got through almost 20 mins of it. Basically, the Republican party is bad and the root cause for all the problems in Washington.

And all 60 states.

The Republican Party might think it is from God, but is actually from Satan.

 

[Luckyone]

Summarize it, please. That way I don't have to watch the whole thing to find out it's bullshit.

Such a low effort post

Low effort post but high impact quality. Orstein says it better and more believe than I can. The man is scholar of note.

 

[Artymoon]

And all 60 states.

The Republican Party might think it is from God, but is actually from Satan.

Yes, I forgot. The Republican party is also responsible for the ills that are befalling state and local govt's. I didn't watch the last few minutes so I'll go ahead and make the leap that the Republican party is the cause for all of the world's problems.

 

[Luckyone]

I got through almost 20 mins of it. Basically, the Republican party is bad and the root cause for all the problems in Washington.

Yes and no. It is certainly a unbiased look at the problem. Something likely scientists trying to study the reason for Global Warming. Most people will see the science behind it but a small portion will refute the science (call it politics) and refute it and give their own version. It is all about whether you are looking for truth and looking to support what you believe.

 

[VanceMack]

Low effort post but high impact quality. Orstein says it better and more believe than I can. The man is scholar of note.

SUCH a 'scholar of note' that you never even ****ing heard of him until some leftist pointed you to a link that satisfied your partisan bias.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Here is the problem clearly explained by a non-partisan expert on politics.



What can we do about it?

Expecting us to endure a nearly half hour long video, said to be about many problems, in order to guess what you see as the problem is ridiculous. I stopped when the guest speaker mentioned Newt as having ended a 24 year demorat stranglehold on the House.

The AEI allegedly favors having a limited federal government, but Dr. Ornstein clearly does not. Not once have I heard him expressing a wish to end or significantly reduce the power and/or expense of any federal department, agency or program.

 

[Jack2aTee]

the Republican party is the cause for all of the world's problems.

Not the world's but most certainly America's

 

[ttwtt78640]

I got through almost 20 mins of it. Basically, the Republican party is bad and the root cause for all the problems in Washington.

Close, but that was certainly a big part of it.

 

[Luckyone]

Yes, I forgot. The Republican party is also responsible for the ills that are befalling state and local govt's. I didn't watch the last few minutes so I'll go ahead and make the leap that the Republican party is the cause for all of the world's problems.

That is not what he said. It is your own personal biased interpretation of it. Bottom line, this man is an expert at politics and he has proven over the 40 years that he has been doing it to be unbiased. He has worked with and for both the Republican and Democrat party over those 40 years and is respected by both. In addition, he is not talking about the Republican party history but the History of the party for the last 20 years. He is saying that this is no longer the Republican Party but one that has become an extremely radical party.

CAREER:​

Political scientist, educator, consultant, and writer. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, instructor in political science, winter, 1971; Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, assistant professor of political science in Bologna, Italy, 1971-72; Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, assistant professor, 1972-76, associate professor of politics, 1976—, director of Congressional studies program, beginning 1977; American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC, resident scholar. Also Congress: We the People, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), series editor and cohost, 1977-78; Renewing Congress Project, codirector, 1992-96; CBS News, election analyst, 1982—; Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, senior adviser, 1987—Campaign Finance Reform Working Group, founder and director, 1996—; Project to Examine Alternatives to the Independent Counsel Statute, codirector, 1997—; Transition to Governing Project, director, 2000-03; senior counselor for the Continuity of Government Commission, 2002—; Election Reform Project, codirector, 2005—. Work related activities include: professional staff member of U.S. Senate temporary select committee, 1976-77, staff director, 1977; adjunct scholar at American Enterprise Institute, beginning 1978. Lecturer at U.S. Civil Service Commission General Management Training Center, beginning 1973, and Brookings Institution, beginning 1977; lecturer to government officials, academic gatherings, and journalists, in Egypt, Turkey, Spain, Britain, Iran, Cuba, and the Soviet Union; guest on television and radio programs. Member of joint discussion group on Congress and foreign policy; member of Council on Foreign Relations and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1978-79; consultant to National Opinion Research Center, Public Broadcasting Service (board of directors), and U.S. International Communications Agency.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Low effort post but high impact quality. Orstein says it better and more believe than I can. The man is scholar of note.

He discusses many “its” and you have not yet mentioned what “the problem” is.

 

[ttwtt78640]

That is not what he said. It is your own personal biased interpretation of it. Bottom line, this man is an expert at politics and he has proven over the 40 years that he has been doing it to be unbiased. He has worked with and for both the Republican and Democrat party over those 40 years and is respected by both.

CAREER:​

Political scientist, educator, consultant, and writer. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, instructor in political science, winter, 1971; Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, assistant professor of political science in Bologna, Italy, 1971-72; Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, assistant professor, 1972-76, associate professor of politics, 1976—, director of Congressional studies program, beginning 1977; American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC, resident scholar. Also Congress: We the People, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), series editor and cohost, 1977-78; Renewing Congress Project, codirector, 1992-96; CBS News, election analyst, 1982—; Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, senior adviser, 1987—Campaign Finance Reform Working Group, founder and director, 1996—; Project to Examine Alternatives to the Independent Counsel Statute, codirector, 1997—; Transition to Governing Project, director, 2000-03; senior counselor for the Continuity of Government Commission, 2002—; Election Reform Project, codirector, 2005—. Work related activities include: professional staff member of U.S. Senate temporary select committee, 1976-77, staff director, 1977; adjunct scholar at American Enterprise Institute, beginning 1978. Lecturer at U.S. Civil Service Commission General Management Training Center, beginning 1973, and Brookings Institution, beginning 1977; lecturer to government officials, academic gatherings, and journalists, in Egypt, Turkey, Spain, Britain, Iran, Cuba, and the Soviet Union; guest on television and radio programs. Member of joint discussion group on Congress and foreign policy; member of Council on Foreign Relations and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1978-79; consultant to National Opinion Research Center, Public Broadcasting Service (board of directors), and U.S. International Communications Agency.

Your appeal to authority is noted, but what is “the problem” which this thread is supposed to address.

 

[Craig234]

One problem is how someone with his role works for the right-wing political organization "American Enterprise Institute"; those organizations have too much money, power, influence.

 

[ttwtt78640]

One problem is how someone with his role works for the right-wing political organization "American Enterprise Institute"; those organizations have too much money, power, influence.

Progressives seem to see all others as being “right-wing”.

 

[Luckyone]

Expecting us to endure a nearly half hour long video, said to be about many problems, in order to guess what you see as the problem is ridiculous. I stopped when the guest speaker mentioned Newt as having ended a 24 year demorat stranglehold on the House.

The AEI allegedly favors having a limited federal government, but Dr. Ornstein clearly does not. Not once have I heard him expressing a wish to end or significantly reduce the power and/or expense of any federal department, agency or program.

Everyone (including you) has a right to their own ideas and interpretations. Nonetheless, the reality in life is that we all need to be taught things (like when you are a child and need to go to school and learn from a teacher) because otherwise, we believe what ever we want to believe without it being necessarily the truth. Orstein is a qualified teacher about politics. You can either believe his teachings (like you would believe a teacher teaching you about mathematics or history) or not believe it. It is you onus to learn the truth.

 

[Luckyone]

Your appeal to authority is noted, but what is “the problem” which this thread is supposed to address.

A problem can never be fixed if it is not first accepted/understood to be a problem. No one tries to solve things that are not problems. As such, before an opinion is given, the problem has to be accepted as such...........a problem. Cult members never see a problem with what the cult leader is telling them.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Everyone (including you) has a right to their own ideas and interpretations. Nonetheless, the reality in life is that we all need to be taught things (like when you are a child and need to go to school and learn from a teacher) because otherwise, we believe what ever we want to believe without it being necessarily the truth. Orstein is a qualified teacher about politics. You can either believe his teachings (like you would believe a teacher teaching you about mathematics or history) or not believe it. It is you onus to learn the truth.

Nope, the onus is on you to define “the problem” since you started this thread.

 

[Luckyone]

He discusses many “its” and you have not yet mentioned what “the problem” is.

I think it is clear what the problem is. The right has been radicalized to the extreme. I have voice my opinions of how to solve that many times before. I am looking to see if anyone else has a potential solution.

 

[Artymoon]

Yes and no. It is certainly a unbiased look at the problem.

You've got to be kidding.

That is not what he said. It is your own personal biased interpretation of it. Bottom line, this man is an expert at politics and he has proven over the 40 years that he has been doing it to be unbiased. He has worked with and for both the Republican and Democrat party over those 40 years and is respected by both. In addition, he is not talking about the Republican party history but the History of the party for the last 20 years. He is saying that this is no longer the Republican Party but one that has become an extremely radical party.

Newsflash, we are all biased to some degree. And anyone claiming that the fault lies with one party in a two party system deserves skepticism. Especially when one is a member of the other party.

 

[ttwtt78640]

A problem can never be fixed if it is not first accepted/understood to be a problem. No one tries to solve things that are not problems. As such, before an opinion is given, the problem has to be accepted as such...........a problem. Cult members never see a problem with what the cult leader is telling them.

Are you trying to compete with Kamala Harris in spewing word salad? Step one is to precisely define what you see as being “a problem”, yet you refuse to do so.

 

[ttwtt78640]

I think it is clear what the problem is. The right has been radicalized to the extreme. I have voice my opinions of how to solve that many times before. I am looking to see if anyone else has a potential solution.

What is your “solution” other than voting for candidates belonging to your preferred political party? This entire thread has now been exposed as nothing more than your partisan spin. BTW, calling yourself an “independent” is ridiculous.

 

[Luckyone]

You've got to be kidding.

Newsflash, we are all biased to some degree. And anyone claiming that the fault lies with one party in a two party system deserves skepticism. Especially when one is a member of the other party.

We are all biased to some degree but some of us (me and others like Orstein) put the truth/data/knowledge as more important than proving our own ideas. Life is easier if you know what you are actually facing and not what you believe you are facing. Mother Nature has a way of teaching us the truth and in a painful way if we are not expecting it.

This man has proven that knowledge (not bias) is his goal and he has clearly defined the problem in this case. You can either do something about the problem or refuse it as being a problem. Ultimately, Mother Nature will make you see the truth. The decision is yours to see it early and treat it or not address it early and learn about it painfully later in life.