Absolutely- and many, many moons ago. But when you have a moderator that shares some/much of the same sentiment as the offender, this is kind of "moderation" that you get.
I don't disagee with you. I hate any generalized slams on any group and especially if I fall into that group. I guess that is just human nature. So please keep the dicussion civil and on topic. No more friendly warnings will be issued from me.
Well , I don't live in a double wide, have chickens in the yard, drink mooshine for breakfast, have three cars up on blocks in the yard or watch NASCAR and rastling (wrestling for the uninformed). Although there are days the moonshine seems a sensible alternative to ths reality of which you speak.
In a nutshell, that is the big problem. Not only does it create a completely impotent Congress, it runs counter to the will of the people, the vast majority of whom detest the inaction that results from such polar politics and who actually want Congress to work toward solutions together. Not only is that proven in many polls, it's directly reflected in the current 9% (I think that's the current stat) approval rating of Congress. We don't need Congress to act like petulant children.jpwkeeper said:
we, as a voting public, tend to keep sending the same person to represent us in the house and expect other districts to send "better" representatives. i point to that district in minnesota which sent bachmann back to congress even though they had a more moderate alternative. i will grant that those who go to the house with higher ambitions tend to be less able to find common ground with those from across the aisle.
She made one point that goes to the heart of the ineffectiveness of hardline dogma:jpwkeeper said:
That's it in an armored nutshell. Politics fails when elected representatives are in an endless loop of stalemate. Politicians fail when they get nothing done. Right now. the politics and the politicians are failing badly.Jackie Gingrich Cushman said:
