also i was wrong about the shutdown article, butters is right, my apologies.
dems have shutdown as much as repubs, overall. regardless, it doesnt change my point that blocking policy for the sake of making the other party look bad later on for not passing any effective policy is a uniquely republican tactic
this just in, it's easier to be rich if your parents are rich, likewise it's easier to be poor if your parents are poor. Moving up economic status's is harder than maintaining your current level. more at 11
but seriously, guess which country has higher social mobility, the US or all those socialist EU countries
also fam, if you want to bash hilldawg, say what you will, but you cant tell me she hasnt gotten a lot done as a career politician.
yes, there have been shutdowns on both sides, and blocking of policy on both sides. absolutely. the point is that the dems are more often than not the ones pushing for progressive changes in policy that reflect contemporary needs of society, both domestically and with regards to foreign affairs of the hegemonic power of the US.
is hillary a sellout? yes, but she's also an effective policymaker, and i cant say that about Trump, Cruz, or Rubio
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
I seriously get annoyed when people talk about the issues that are dealt with at the state level when they are talking about presidents. If you care about these issues then actually get involved with your state politics
you literally just cited an article (incredibly dated and frankly almost irrelevant to the current era of politics at this point) that has the majority of shutdowns as conducted by a republican majority
so to recap: if you support the republican party while being aware of the republican rove strategy that has been in place for roughly two decades now, which involves doing "whatever is necessary" to seize control of the house, senate, SC, and presidency, then you are a threat to this country and i think we should deport you before you deport my gardener.
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Do you even know Hillary Clinton who is one of the biggest corporate sellouts to ever exist? You are blaming republicans for being stubborn when liberals do the same exact thing, they refuse to be reasonable and will shut everything down if they dont get their way like five year olds
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Remember Ronald Reagan's Star Wars program? We've spent over 400,000,000,000 on that. That's more than it would cost to implement free college. Are we shooting nukes out of the skies with our Star Destroyers yet, chief?
there are a lot of things wrong with the democratic party, and creating a police state may be one of them, but no, the democrats historically have never been interested in shutting down government for the sake of stopping policymaking, so that a president looks bad to the american people. the democrats are interested in getting stuff done; the repubs are interested in making a farcical game out of the entire political process, all so that they can make backhand deals with lobbyists that desire nothing more than the delay of public policymaking in their respective market/industry.
the dems have no strategic plan to take control of every office, and in fact, they've been reprimanded for NOT having one, as well as vocally supporting gridlock. meanwhile, on the other side of aisle, we have individuals who have literally called for congress to "not do anything" because they dont support the president.
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Bernie Sanders won Colorado too, and I don't think we're chock full of poor people.
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Having a fair chance at making a decent wage shouldn't be a privilege only handed out to the lucky minority who can afford too
