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November 11th, 2012, 11:55 PM | #1071 |
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It's certainly perceived as that bad. Our elected representatives' approval rating is somewhere around 15%, meaning 17 out of 20 Americans find their performance unacceptable.
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November 12th, 2012, 12:56 AM | #1072 | |
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If people really don't like these guys why do they keep electing them? |
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I expect the Republican party to be bad losers and continue to do everything in their power to keep any useful legislation from being passed so the President and the Democratic party can't get any positive credit.
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November 12th, 2012, 01:45 AM | #1075 | |
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Just read that Harry Reid is going to try and do something about limiting the use of the filibuster but we'll see if that goes anywhere. I hope so but doubt it. http://news.yahoo.com/dems-gop-fight...123939041.html |
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November 12th, 2012, 07:07 AM | #1076 | |
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It is a very curious thing, but surveys suggest that most voters think the bloke for whom they voted is okay and it's the other ones (especially the ones in the other party - for practical purposes we have only two parties here - that are to blame for everything. Also name recognition is very important here, where many voters do not have a strong attachment to any particular political party, and many challengers are not well known to voters. |
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November 12th, 2012, 07:43 AM | #1077 | |
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It would appear that you voted for him because you hate the republicans. |
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Ultimately legislation has to pass both Houses in order to become law. Whatever deal (if any) is struck over the 2013 Federal budget will require the assent of the Republicans in the House of Representatives, or at least enough of them to combine with the Democrats there and outvote the remainder. It is not encouraging to hear Speaker Boehner start by saying that he will not countenance any tax increases on the top earners. Despite losing the presidential race and losing seats in the Senate, the Republicans have a lot of leverage. But the so-called "fiscal cliff" will mean extensive tax rises on the top earners and simply fillibustering will not prevent that. The Republicans are under pressure as well.
It is now time to see if this constitution really works. If it does, a compromise will be arrived at. But if the minority party refuses to compromise, or if the majority party refuses to negotiate, the constitution will need to change in order for government to be able to function. That is not a good outcome. The United States shouldn't want to end up as an elected dictatorship; something from which Britain has suffered throughout the 20th century and from which she is slowly inching away. Bi-partisan governance isn't frightfully exciting but it is more truly democratic than having both sides talking tough in front of the media to play to the gallery back home; eventually, that gets tired and their own voters will start to wonder why they can't get any work done. All this fillibustering makes the Republicans look bad but a moments thought makes me wonder what the Democrats are doing in terms of offering to negotiate. They need to be able to show that it is only the Republicans who are making trouble and that they are not refusing to engage with the Republicans. I have a suspicion that they are refusing. But it not an encouragement to negotiate when people on the other side try to link fiscal issues to abortion law changes, as some did during the debt ceiling crisis of 2011.
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This odd fact has been proven time and time again - Most people hate congress except when it comes to their own congress people. I personally think that the election season should be much shorter like I understand it is shorter in GB. This way candidates aren't so preoccupied with campaigning that they can't focus on trying to do their jobs. Last edited by kennyjackson; November 12th, 2012 at 11:58 AM.. |
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I personally wished that Obama had had just one term where the house and the Senate were controlled by the Dems in this way his whole, unedited policies could have had a chance to come to fruition. (We can't count the slim Dem majority in O8 since some one seat was in question - Franken's - and some of those Dems who constituted the majority were DINOs (Democrats in Name Only) Blue Dog Dems like Ben Nelson (D-NE) |
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