the real deficit
we have more than one huge deficit in this country, and the larger and potentially most dangerous one has nothing directly to do with money.
the latest pew poll indicates that republican supporters expressing an opinion were over 50% more likely (29% to 19%) to have a MORE favorable view of republican legislators after this clusterfuck (my 14 year old daughter's latest favorite) than before. not to be outdone, democrat supporters expressing an opinion were over ONE AND A HALF TIMES more likely to look more favorably upon democrat legislators than before this whole, and i'll say it again, clusterfuck.
look no further for the source of our ultimate problem.
overall, the numbers were remarkable for how they showed these partisan pin-heads to have their heads up their partisan political asses. 75% of republicans, 72% of democrats, and 72% of people who are neither agree that, to borrow the AP's words, the last several weeks in washington have been a disgrace. i'll quote further from the AP: "the words most often volunteered to the pollsters were "ridiculous", "disgusting" and "stupid".
amen.
the real deficit, that of reason, is embodied in the emboldened and even-further-entrenched partisan party bases. think about it--three out of four americans recognize this as, as my daughter will say yet again, a giant equal opportunity clusterfuck, yet the hard core elements of both major political parties from which almost every single one of our legislators is culled believe that only one side (the other side) was and is to blame. and there is no reasoning with idiots.
if you own a major political party registration card, you are either such an idiot, (admit it--there are many of you reading this today who will swear to me and to everyone else that THEIR folks in washington are blameless and to be lauded for standing up for whatever it is that they claim to stand up for), or someone who is guilty, guilty, guilty of aiding and abetting idiots.
sapere aude. unenroll. insist that your representation in washington puts country ahead of party. if you don't, as richard millhouse nixon used to say, you are part of the problem.
the latest pew poll indicates that republican supporters expressing an opinion were over 50% more likely (29% to 19%) to have a MORE favorable view of republican legislators after this clusterfuck (my 14 year old daughter's latest favorite) than before. not to be outdone, democrat supporters expressing an opinion were over ONE AND A HALF TIMES more likely to look more favorably upon democrat legislators than before this whole, and i'll say it again, clusterfuck.
look no further for the source of our ultimate problem.
overall, the numbers were remarkable for how they showed these partisan pin-heads to have their heads up their partisan political asses. 75% of republicans, 72% of democrats, and 72% of people who are neither agree that, to borrow the AP's words, the last several weeks in washington have been a disgrace. i'll quote further from the AP: "the words most often volunteered to the pollsters were "ridiculous", "disgusting" and "stupid".
amen.
the real deficit, that of reason, is embodied in the emboldened and even-further-entrenched partisan party bases. think about it--three out of four americans recognize this as, as my daughter will say yet again, a giant equal opportunity clusterfuck, yet the hard core elements of both major political parties from which almost every single one of our legislators is culled believe that only one side (the other side) was and is to blame. and there is no reasoning with idiots.
if you own a major political party registration card, you are either such an idiot, (admit it--there are many of you reading this today who will swear to me and to everyone else that THEIR folks in washington are blameless and to be lauded for standing up for whatever it is that they claim to stand up for), or someone who is guilty, guilty, guilty of aiding and abetting idiots.
sapere aude. unenroll. insist that your representation in washington puts country ahead of party. if you don't, as richard millhouse nixon used to say, you are part of the problem.
posted by kad barma at 7:51 AM
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The third option is that I don't see ANYONE out there who is an independent who is going to win in the 5th next year, or win the seat as Junior Senator. In local, non-partisan, elections this year I see several new faces I find attractive and a number of incumbents I also like.
But, when we move beyond the borders of our Fair City it becomes problematic. Take the 17th Middlesex. Who can compete with David Nangle? If the last Republican to oppose him pulled only about 20%, what will an independent draw, absent someone with enough money to wash the streets clean in the flow?
Regards — Cliff
Among Republicans, there are some who could possibly be anticipated to emulate the centrism of Scott Brown, and among Democrats, the recent statesmanship of Gaby Giffords. (Even I myself enjoy voting for a Republican--Ron Paul--for President). In Vermont they have evolved to elect Bernie Sanders. I am hopeful, in time, we may find such independence here. Until then, I find it easiest to reject any and all candidates who espouse Party above Country.
My problem is the identification of what is best for the Nation. For example, I have my doubts that that Senator from Pennsylvania got it right when he voted to not convict President Andrew Johnson on the Bill of Impeachment. The school solution is that he did the right thing, but we will never know the opportunities lost to do the right thing on the road to Jim Crow and back.
On the other hand, the elimination of log rolling would help reduce the national debt, but it might have delayed the time when the NPS realized we needed urban parks.
Regards — Cliff
Though harder to see what is best for the Nation, it's always easy to see when someone is cravenly saying and doing only what is best for their particular party, and that's the standard by which I would convict the vast majority of our sitting elected officials.
We have lost our collective ability to respect differing opinions, and we need to recover it. The only way to start is to turn the other rhetorical cheek.
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