Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[rjs246]

Dissolving Parliament occasionally can actually be a good thing and requires that law makers stay dilligent in their efforts. Our congress has an abyssmal approval rating. Imagine how much harder they'd have to work if their positions were potentially up for election at any time...

The option to call for congressional and senatorial elections, as well as introducing a more representative multi-party system (rather than a two-party, winner take all system) would be huge improvements to our country's system of democracy.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

...which pretty much guarantees both have a negative zero chance of happening.


And, yes, negative zero is way worse than just zero.

[Phanatic]

I like the dissolve Parliament thing. I don't like the vote for the party and if they get the majority they pick a PM thing.

[rjs246]

I like the dissolve Parliament thing. I don't like the vote for the party and if they get the majority they pick a PM thing.

Some combination of the two systems would be ideal, but we are basically the only country that has a two party, winner take all democracy and it results in frequently lopsided representation of the population which leads to constant political backlashes. When one party controls the House, the Senate and the White House, they have latitude to do whatever that party wants to do... half of the voting population may not agree with it, but because of the winner take all format that half of the population is not proportionally represented and has little say in what the government does.

The system needs to be changed.

[phattymatty]

Gotta love VIGY and his meaningless polls.  

ha...you post like 25 meaningless poll a week. 

and the gallup poll that i saw today has mccain up by 3 points.  man the democrats are awful at this stuff.

[ice grillin you]

man the democrats are awful at this stuff.

so is america

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

No one in a major party will make the correct decisions for the future of the country.

I don't care how "in the can" you are for one side of the aisle or a particular candidate.  I've been doing a lot of analysis recently, and none of it makes any sense for long-term prosperity.

Realized revenues cannot meet expected expenses.
Protectionism in trade will continue to do damage.
Programs designed to help people aren't and won't.

It's going to be a bloodbath for the economy if either of these guys gets what he wants.

[rjs246]

The bloodbath is already underway.

[ice grillin you]

The bloodbath is already underway.

[PhillyGirl]

oops

[phillymic2000]

"You would like to think that someone who is going to be vice president and conceivable president would know what Fannie and Freddie do,"

Really  as long as she knows Fannie & Freddie work in all 57 states.

[Cerevant]

Realized revenues cannot meet expected expenses.

You are probably right.  No matter who writes the check, we all pay.  We'll have to see if either of them can succeed at tightening the government's belt.

Protectionism in trade will continue to do damage.

How so?  Free trade is what is killing the blue collar workers now.

Programs designed to help people aren't and won't.

That's a whole lotta vague.

It's going to be a bloodbath for the economy if either of these guys gets what he wants.

So, what's your plan?

"You would like to think that someone who is going to be vice president and conceivable president would know what Fannie and Freddie do,"

Really  as long as she knows Fannie & Freddie work in all 57 states.

Misstatements do not bother me so much, although this kind of pushes the edge.  What bothers me is when there is a "misstatement" that gets repeated 4 or 5 times, such as "She's got foreign policy experience because she is right next to Russia"

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

"You would like to think that someone who is going to be vice president and conceivable president would know what Fannie and Freddie do,"

Really  as long as she knows Fannie & Freddie work in all 57 states.

I'm trying to take an "enemy of my enemy is my friend" approach with you and leave you alone, but it's not working out.

I just thought I'd let you know.

[phillymic2000]

gee thanks for the heads up.

[ice grillin you]

even your fellow scoundrels hate you

think about it