SJP: We have taken other options in our past, were are not stuck with two obvious options.
Pick one or pick them all. All it takes is one popular person to run and no matter what party they identify with they will win not the party.
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Or we can always resort to trowing out the party system and try something else, were not locked in to anything.
Like what?
Ok, maybe a little broken.
Disillusioned Bayh advocates electoral “shock” to broken system
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Certainly it is broken, ironsides. What do you think will be the outcome of 2010 elections? It is going to be either Democrats retain control of Congress with a reduced majority or Republicans win control of the Congress.
Do you think either of these outcomes is going to change anything? Not a chance, it will be business as usual, with total gridlock.
The only hope I see down the line is that when Republicans get control of the senate, they will get rid of the filibuster. And all the conservatives in this forum who are trying to convince us how filibuster is the greatest thing since sliced bread, will suddenly discover that filibuster is a huge obstacle in the process of good governance, is an outmoded custom and must be got rid of. They have to tow the party line, after all.
Once the filibuster is abolished, there may be hope. But I don’t see democrats abolishing it, Republicans will have to do it (they almost did it the last time they had control of Senate).
Guess the passenger didn't want Mitt Romney to run for President. Someone just took their politics' to seriously.
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney experienced some turbulence on a plane that was to carry him and his wife from the Vancouver Olympics to Los Angeles.
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The one important thing that might happen is that one party or another will stop all this talk of taxing everybody. If they want to stay on the job. Were getting more of a tax revolt than this being a bad Dem or bad Rep.. I'm not sure the republicans will get rid of the filibuster if they can, if I remember right, they used it most in the past.
If Palin isn't going to run or not nominated who will it be?
I have trouble thinking of one person in that party who could beat a sitting president no matter how much of a failure he is.
Kerry was the best the dumbocrats could get to run against one of the biggest failures to ever sit in the Oval office and look what happened.
All the smart people avoid politics it seems.
You people need a tax revolt like you need a hole in the head. What do you think will happen to the budget deficit if there is a tax revolt and tax revenues plunge all of a sudden? If USA defaults on the loans and stocks markets plunge several thousand points as a result, that will really start USA's slide down to a third world country.
You people need a tax revolt like you need a hole in the head. What do you think will happen to the budget deficit if there is a tax revolt and tax revenues plunge all of a sudden? If USA defaults on the loans and stocks markets plunge several thousand points as a result, that will really start USA's slide down to a third world country.
Never said a tax revolt, just no more new taxes till home values and decent jobs start to appear. An engineer who lost his job and is now working at Burger King is not what I count as finding new employment (Obama admin. counts that as a success). Our government is supposed to be of the people, for the people, by the people. Congress and the President seem to think they are above the people NOT of the people. They need a wake up call to reality. I do know that who ever can get the following Amendment passed could almost certainly guarantee him or herself a full two terms in office.
Never said a tax revolt, just no more new taxes till home values and decent jobs start to appear. An engineer who lost his job and is now working at Burger King is not what I count as finding new employment (Obama admin. counts that as a success). Our government is supposed to be of the people, for the people, by the people. Congress and the President seem to think they are above the people NOT of the people. They need a wake up call to reality. I do know that who ever can get the following Amendment passed could almost certainly guarantee him or herself a full two terms in office.
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Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:
"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of
the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or
Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the
Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the
citizens of the United States".
Do you mean asking our government to be responsible is irresponsible?
How about taxing people who have money and stop wasting money on things people don't want to pay for like wars.
Tax the people who have to much money and you kill incentive not to mention no money for new jobs for majority of workers.
Tax the people who have to much money and you kill incentive not to mention no money for new jobs for majority of workers.
You got the right idea, Ironsides. Poor people pay very little taxes, actually people earning less than 25 grand a year pay very little taxes.
Reducing taxes....up to a certain point....produces more revenue....
Nobody heard of the --???
Tax incentives should be given to those who produce jobs...
Reducing taxes....up to a certain point....produces more revenue....
Nobody heard of the --???
Tax incentives should be given to those who produce jobs...
