First of all, I am NOT positive that it is working….but that is for another post…..and NO!…I never get tired of pointing out the total crap that our politicians call democracy…….WE CAN DO BETTER!
We all have an idea how the government is suppose to work……none of it is how it will work in reality….it is being said that the last mid-term election shows that the voters are wanting Washington to work and that the problems of the country are solved….the voter replaced many reps that had been there long enough to be a fixture…all be3cause the people wanted some sort of compromise in the Capital and that the issues would be more important than the bickering…….
How did we do? McClatchy-Marist survey,
According to the poll, 72 percent of registered voters say congressional Republicans should work with their Democratic counterparts and the president to get things done, with one in four saying that Republicans should stand firm on their positions even if things don’t get done.The survey indicates a partisan divide on the issue, with 94 percent of Democrats saying the GOP should cooperate with Obama and congressional Democrats, with more seven in ten independent voters agreeing. But Republicans appear divided, with 49 percent saying the two sides should try to reach common ground and 47 percent saying that GOP leaders should stick to their beliefs even if it causes political gridlock.
Fifty-one percent of self-described Tea Party movement supporters say they want Republicans stand firm while 45 percent say the GOP should try and seek compromise.
There you have it….the American voter wants a bi-partisan approach to government….will they get their wish?
The same survey found….
A new McClatchy-Marist Poll finds just 28% of voters think the Republicans in Congress will negotiate with President Obama and Democrats. Instead, 64% believe the Republicans will hold fast to their positions and 7% are unsure.
Lots of promises during the campaigns and lots of promises after the election…..the voter wants the government to work as it should….as an agent of the people and the country….the voter is cynical of the politicians….and yet…they vote for the same type every time…it is insanity…but unfortunately…that is what we Americans are best known for by many…….
So no matter what happens in “Foggy Bottom”…..it will be politics as usual…that is the voter has NO say once the election is over…….enjoy!
Yes, AMERICAN voters as a whole want a bipartisan approach, but GOP/Tea Party voters are divided and, with the right spin added, will be easy to convince that the DEMS were the problem and not the Repubs.
THAT is the core problem with any system of REPRESENTATIVE democracy – and ANY party only needs to (and usually only WILL) consider its own supporters and NOT the country as a whole!
Sucks, huh? But the American people want change……and NEVER vote for it…instead they vote for lame vague promises that have seldom been fulfilled…..”stupid is as stupid does”….
Yup, but the system we both have (but the US in particular) almost guarantees the crap we get!
Like I keep saying…if I bitch longer enough maybe someone will listen and eventually we will get action…..
OK. Maybe. You clearly have more faith in humanity than I do… 🙁
Yep…it is one of my failings…..lol