Carl in Michigan
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If you get to be old and never had trouble with the law you've probably wasted your life.
Until we have term limits for Congress, and a balanced budget amendment, we are gonna continue to be screwed by career politicians.There's a saying one of my college professor's always used: Keep doing what you've been doing, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten.
As long as people keep voting the same ones back in, nothing will change. Simple as that.
Sounds like the army..View attachment 391505Maybe this is the problem
It's a need for attention even if it is bad.If you get to be old and never had trouble with the law you've probably wasted your life.
Most people have never been in trouble with the law. There is a very active 20% who seem to be nothing but.
I dont think any of the things listed are things decent people should aspire to.To be fair, a random sampling of Americans would probably produce similar statistics. If you get to be old and never had trouble with the law you've probably wasted your life.
It's a need for attention even if it is bad.If you get to be old and never had trouble with the law you've probably wasted your life.
Most people have never been in trouble with the law. There is a very active 20% who seem to be nothing but.
Not going to ridicule you for being a straight arrow. Some people seem to like their boring lives. I still like to have adventures and sometimes the cops get involved. One of my favorites was getting pulled over drunk wearing a devil costume on Halloween night. I was 200 feet from my driveway and he let me go on home.Not necessarily. Some of us were raised to respect the law and respect duly-constituted authority. I'm 78 years old and have never been arrested. Oh, I got a speeding ticket when I was 16 years old (40 in a 30 mph zone), but that's it.
Aspire? Shit happens, even to "respectable" people.I dont think any of the things listed are things decent people should aspire to.To be fair, a random sampling of Americans would probably produce similar statistics. If you get to be old and never had trouble with the law you've probably wasted your life.
But that doesn't really happen - there's members retiring and new ones winning elections. It is a slow evolution, and we are kind of limited on candidates. Pristine people are not apt to take the berating from the nefarious types in the mix, when they can just be comfortable doing their jobs.There's a saying one of my college professor's always used: Keep doing what you've been doing, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten.
As long as people keep voting the same ones back in, nothing will change. Simple as that.
No it doesnt. If you think this behavior is beyond a NORMAL person's control, you have a problem.Aspire? Shit happens, even to "respectable" people.I dont think any of the things listed are things decent people should aspire to.To be fair, a random sampling of Americans would probably produce similar statistics. If you get to be old and never had trouble with the law you've probably wasted your life.
Term limits has been on the table for over forty years of my consciousness of politics - when is it going to happen? What is the hold up?Until we have term limits for Congress, and a balanced budget amendment, we are gonna continue to be screwed by career politicians.
Yeah, I was thinking about that too, but like most companies, there is a percentage of high turnover, but there are always those who've been with the company for 30 years or more. Congress is actually pretty typical.So considering that vast number that have served in congress since its inception, the above list wouldn't affect my decision
They did.Why didn't the founders establish term limits???
I though we got rid of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 when the Republicans wanted to throw a war, that they actually kept largely off budget while in office. I have not heard a single republican bring it up in legislation since, democrat either for that matter. No conservatives left. Both parties want to throw swill to their hogs at the trough. Why would you bring it up? You figure Donnie is definitely a one and done, now?Until we have term limits for Congress, and a balanced budget amendment, we are gonna continue to be screwed by career politicians.There's a saying one of my college professor's always used: Keep doing what you've been doing, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten.
As long as people keep voting the same ones back in, nothing will change. Simple as that.
I've had an extraordinary life and seen some bad-ass shit. Being "normal" has never been something I have aspired to. We only go around once and I am going to leave this world knowing I was more than just a mindless consumer that never did anything worth remembering.No it doesnt. If you think this behavior is beyond a NORMAL person's control, you have a problem.Aspire? Shit happens, even to "respectable" people.I dont think any of the things listed are things decent people should aspire to.To be fair, a random sampling of Americans would probably produce similar statistics. If you get to be old and never had trouble with the law you've probably wasted your life.