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Post by Thor on Nov 14, 2006 8:29:24 GMT -5
Seriously, no thread on this? Democrats taking House/Senate, Rummsy getting canned?
Well, here's that thread.
[Intellectual content forthcoming]
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Post by Justice on Nov 14, 2006 8:30:04 GMT -5
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Post by lulu on Nov 14, 2006 8:47:00 GMT -5
Haha, this reminds me of something I did earlier. I wanted to know who won the Florida govener's race so I found out it was Charlie Chris. Then i went to google (cuz i was pissed) and typed in the search "Charlie Chris is a fa&&ot!" sure enough, I hit a legit blog that was full of legit info that Charlie Chris is[/b] gay.
Anywho, I'm glad the Democrats have the senate seats. If the executive AND judicial branch is occupied by Rep, then the congressional branch needs to be occupied by Dem. The goverernment needs checks and balances. When all the branches of government are occupied by one party the government get corrupted with tyrrany and overwhelming majority. We no longer are a democracy when all votes are unanimus from one party.
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Post by King Leonidas on Nov 14, 2006 19:34:51 GMT -5
Clearly the people have said their piece that they are unpleased with the results of republicans running things for the last few years.So now they have elected democratic representatives that won't agree with Bush's policies and ideals. Thus less republican-ish things will be carried out during his term and in the people's eyes that seems to be a positive thing, we'll see what the future has to hold. -DL  |
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Post by Osama Bin Laden on Nov 14, 2006 19:37:17 GMT -5
Thank God Bush cant be elected again.
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Post by Justice on Nov 15, 2006 7:42:31 GMT -5
I think we have him to thank for the democratic victory |
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Post by morty14 on Nov 17, 2006 17:35:08 GMT -5
Thus less republican-ish things will be carried out during his term Personally, I'm predicting more of the same than the new. The Dems just aren't that different from the Reps anymore and especially with Nancy-Neo-Liberal running the show in the House, I'm seeing the Bush policy just being pushed faster. |
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Post by nicknak on Dec 24, 2006 17:40:31 GMT -5
I personally don't see a huge difference between Republicans and Democrats, besides a few issues. The main thing is they SAY they have the people's hearts in their best interest when it is mostly their cash that gets their attention. I really don't care about the Senate anymore because their bills that they pass only have their interest at the core. They want to push their ideals on the people and take their money. What I have seen with the government is they are like the mafia where they take your money involuntarily and then say they are protecting you from all harm when really they can cause and usually are causing the most harm. Issues like abortion really don't matter to these politicians, it is just a sideshow to get your vote. I may be talking out of my  here but that is what I have observed. |
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Post by Ratwar on Dec 24, 2006 17:57:28 GMT -5
I personally don't see a huge difference between Republicans and Democrats, besides a few issues. The main thing is they SAY they have the people's hearts in their best interest when it is mostly their cash that gets their attention. I really don't care about the Senate anymore because their bills that they pass only have their interest at the core. They want to push their ideals on the people and take their money. What I have seen with the government is they are like the mafia where they take your money involuntarily and then say they are protecting you from all harm when really they can cause and usually are causing the most harm. Issues like abortion really don't matter to these politicians, it is just a sideshow to get your vote. I may be talking out of my here but that is what I have observed. Yeah, you are most definitely talking out of your . You see, being a politician isn't all that profitable. The typical house campaign runs at somewhere around $1 million dollars, while the house salary is ~$500,000 (I think). Obviously, fund raising takes care of some of this, but the fact still remains that being in Congress is not that profitable, especially when you consider that the average person in Congress could probably make more money in whatever private business they used to amass the funds for their first campaign. Yeah, there isn't that much of a difference between Republicans and Democrats. We're a country blessed with two moderate partys. The issues do matter to politicans, they just realise that there's really no way that things a pro-life or pro-choice amendment will ever be passed in Congress, since they're to derisive. |
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Post by nicknak on Dec 24, 2006 18:05:04 GMT -5
Yea, also what about the power and fame they get from holding office. It isn't all that much but it is a lot more than any one of us will probably wield. These people are disconnected from regular society by money and power. How can they have the interest of us at heart?
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Post by pilaf on Dec 24, 2006 19:16:22 GMT -5
Democrats...Republicans...
No difference really, except the Democrats are supposedly "liberal" but pander to the same giant corporations and system of money worship the Republicans do.
Nader FTW. Green forever.
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Post by Ratwar on Dec 24, 2006 19:51:23 GMT -5
Yea, also what about the power and fame they get from holding office. It isn't all that much but it is a lot more than any one of us will probably wield. These people are disconnected from regular society by money and power. How can they have the interest of us at heart? The fame, power, and media watching their ever step... Never having a moments peace... If you think politician jobs are easy, look at pictures of the Presidents before and after they got in office... Some of them age 15 years... As for being disconnected with society, that is a problem in the American Political System. Most of our representatives are Upper Class White Males. Of course, there are two different positions on this, sometimes the people connected with the masses aren't the people you want running the government, though I won't say it isn't nice to have in touch representatives. The reason most people run for a political office is that they want to serve their country. If you want to make sure Representatives are in touch with your 'wants' you could always send them a nice e-mail. Democrats...Republicans... No difference really, except the Democrats are supposedly "liberal" but pander to the same giant corporations and system of money worship the Republicans do. Nader FTW. Green forever. Well, the Democrats still help corporations along, but they do tend to pander to them slightly less. Remember, large corporations employ a lot of Americans, keeping them happy and growing translates to more jobs (at least in theory). |
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