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I will admit I was excited about Obama becoming President and the idea that the democrats would tend to issues I felt were most important to me at the time (the war mainly, healthcare, increased funding to public safety agencies at home).
I was wrong. I was so wrong it has embarrassed me to no end. I share in the blame for what is happening to our nation...I was part of the problem.
The Obama administration and Congress (both sides of the aisle) have been such a dismal failure in my opinion that I am bewildered. But to the extent that I can logically figure, the only hope for any semblance of movement from the radical (yes I have some liberal leanings, but come on...we have to reasonable) left wing liberal extreme we seem to be headed is that the conservative Republicans must regain control of the House and the Senate. In my mind this needs to happen.
Yes...I said it. I hope the GOP regains control of the House and Senate. The only way to stop the "too extreme, too fast" political thuggery that is taking place is to even the playing field. The pendulum is moving too fast and too far in one direction. This is not what I wanted nor what I envisioned would happen.
I have been completely underwhelmed by our President and his administration. He has done nothing by my estimation to actually improve our standing in the international community (one of his supposed strong suits). The health care plan is on the fast track to being a monumental failure (because it won't result in what most people who support it are hoping for...decent universal health care for all citizens). Immigration...hell our states are getting desperate because of our federal governments incredibly milk toast approach to border security. The war...wtf, I don't even know where to begin but I do know that they are going after our defense budget so that's just not going to help at all. Obama is trying to zero out several public safety funding programs that are important to homeland security.
I know I'm not being incredibly specific and I don't intend to. I"m pissed off and I'm finding that I don't have a party that actually stands for what is important to me. It's not even a case of being able to say "I'm Dem or Rep" because one side or the other addresses issues important to me.
I"m desperate for representation and I don't know where to find it.
You're not alone. Hence, the Tea Party movement. Lots of people feel they aren't being represented by either party.
While I may be disgusted with everything? GOP regaining control is NOT the answer. The answer is to somehow get rid of all of these asswipes and a strong 3rd Party.
The Obama administration and Congress (both sides of the aisle) have been such a dismal failure in my opinion that I am bewildered. But to the extent that I can logically figure, the only hope for any semblance of movement from the radical (yes I have some liberal leanings, but come on...we have to reasonable) left wing liberal extreme we seem to be headed is that the conservative Republicans must regain control of the House and the Senate. In my mind this needs to happen.
Yes...I said it. I hope the GOP regains control of the House and Senate. The only way to stop the "too extreme, too fast" political thuggery that is taking place is to even the playing field. The pendulum is moving too fast and too far in one direction.
I have been completely underwhelmed by our President and his administration. He has done nothing by my estimation to actually improve our standing in the international community (one of his supposed strong suits).
The health care plan is on the fast track to being a monumental failure (because it won't result in what most people who support it are hoping for...decent universal health care for all citizens).
The war...wtf, I don't even know where to begin but I do know that they are going after our defense budget so that's just not going to help at all.
Obama is trying to zero out several public safety funding programs that are important to homeland security.
I know I'm not being incredibly specific and I don't intend to. I"m pissed off and I'm finding that I don't have a party that actually stands for what is important to me. It's not even a case of being able to say "I'm Dem or Rep" because one side or the other addresses issues important to me.
I"m desperate for representation and I don't know where to find it.
What makes you think a strong third party wont run into the exact same problems?While I may be disgusted with everything? GOP regaining control is NOT the answer. The answer is to somehow get rid of all of these asswipes and a strong 3rd Party.
I'm probably a rare breed in that I support liberal values so much I think they should apply to all, so that leaves me siding with the American left when it comes to domestic policy and more with the American right when it comes to many aspects of foreign policy. I don't buy into all the cultural/moral relativism nonsense, as I believe in liberal principles to the degree I am not willing to look the other way as idiots in the U.N. make a mockery of the entire notion.
I doubt whether a party reflecting my views would have any appeal these days, but I'm convinced we are almost experiencing a paradigm shift in the way we perceive the terms liberal and conservative. I want to conserve liberal values, which is, perhaps, a bit of an irony, but I see much the left as having so thoroughly abandoned liberal values when it comes to evaluating the world at large and much of the right supporting them within the same framework, that I find myself feeling a part of neither group.
What makes you think a strong third party wont run into the exact same problems?
Honestly, I'd rather there be a two-party system rather than a single strong party. With a two party system, you at least avoid the strangling control that one party has.
Personally, I am delighted with the progress the Democrats have accomplished in just eighteen months. Universal health care. A new financial services consumer protection agency. Financial regulation reform. Education loan reform. Economic stimulus. And much more. These are big deals. Imperfect in many ways but big. They will help the nation.
Personally, I am delighted with the progress the Democrats have accomplished in just eighteen months. Universal health care. A new financial services consumer protection agency. Financial regulation reform. Education loan reform. Economic stimulus. And much more. These are big deals. Imperfect in many ways but big. They will help the nation.
I will admit I was excited about Obama becoming President and the idea that the democrats would tend to issues I felt were most important to me at the time (the war mainly, healthcare, increased funding to public safety agencies at home).
I was wrong. I was so wrong it has embarrassed me to no end. I share in the blame for what is happening to our nation...I was part of the problem.
The Obama administration and Congress (both sides of the aisle) have been such a dismal failure in my opinion that I am bewildered. But to the extent that I can logically figure, the only hope for any semblance of movement from the radical (yes I have some liberal leanings, but come on...we have to reasonable) left wing liberal extreme we seem to be headed is that the conservative Republicans must regain control of the House and the Senate. In my mind this needs to happen.
Yes...I said it. I hope the GOP regains control of the House and Senate. The only way to stop the "too extreme, too fast" political thuggery that is taking place is to even the playing field. The pendulum is moving too fast and too far in one direction. This is not what I wanted nor what I envisioned would happen.
I have been completely underwhelmed by our President and his administration. He has done nothing by my estimation to actually improve our standing in the international community (one of his supposed strong suits). The health care plan is on the fast track to being a monumental failure (because it won't result in what most people who support it are hoping for...decent universal health care for all citizens). Immigration...hell our states are getting desperate because of our federal governments incredibly milk toast approach to border security. The war...wtf, I don't even know where to begin but I do know that they are going after our defense budget so that's just not going to help at all. Obama is trying to zero out several public safety funding programs that are important to homeland security.
I know I'm not being incredibly specific and I don't intend to. I"m pissed off and I'm finding that I don't have a party that actually stands for what is important to me. It's not even a case of being able to say "I'm Dem or Rep" because one side or the other addresses issues important to me.
I"m desperate for representation and I don't know where to find it.
They will not only help the nation but usher in a new time, a new era of peace, love and harmony unseen in human history. I will now take off my clothes and run free in the street expressing my joy!
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