GOP Controll of US Senate: A Good Thing?

[Procrustes Stretched]

I don't quite yet know how I feel about this as a possibility.

I favored McCain, saying the two electoral branches of government don't always work so well under one party comtrol.

One legislative house split between the two major parties is not such a bad idea...but...

with the bitter partisan divide, will a split legislative branch work to the betterment of society, or one or both parties?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

There is little chance the Republicans will win the Senate.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Once the world sees Obama is dead in the water and he cannot move further leftward, our economy will start to soar....for real

 

[Joe Steel]

I don't quite yet know how I feel about this as a possibility.

I favored McCain, saying the two electoral branches of government don't always work so well under one party comtrol.

One legislative house split between the two major parties is not such a bad idea...but...

with the bitter partisan divide, will a split legislative branch work to the betterment of society, or one or both parties?

It's a naive fantasy. All Republicans are consumed with Global Obstruction Pathology. They exist to obstruct and when they obstruct, America loses.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I don't quite yet know how I feel about this as a possibility.

I favored McCain, saying the two electoral branches of government don't always work so well under one party comtrol.

One legislative house split between the two major parties is not such a bad idea...but...

with the bitter partisan divide, will a split legislative branch work to the betterment of society, or one or both parties?

It's a naive fantasy. All Republicans are consumed with Global Obstruction Pathology. They exist to obstruct and when they obstruct, America loses.

The same way the Democrats obstructed Social Security reform and the judges they didnt like? Both parties do what they can to stop policies they don't agree with. Stop dishonestly pretending like only the other side does it.

 

[xsited1]

GOP Controll of US Senate: A Good Thing?

The country works best with a GOP controlled Congress and a fiscally conservative Democrat in the White House.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Dems are within striking distance of losing every Senate race and 100 House seat and that's WITHOUT one of the pantybombers friends even attempting an attack that we could have prevented.

 

[Joe Steel]

It's a naive fantasy. All Republicans are consumed with Global Obstruction Pathology. They exist to obstruct and when they obstruct, America loses.

The same way the Democrats obstructed Social Security reform and the judges they didnt like? Both parties do what they can to stop policies they don't agree with. Stop dishonestly pretending like only the other side does it.

That wasn't obstruction. America likes SS the way it is and opposing the judges, as has been proven recently, was a public service.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

There is little chance the Republicans will win the Senate.

That isn't what the Obama, Liberal, DNC controlled media @ CNN are reporting about what some Democrats are worrying about.

 

[del]

It's a naive fantasy. All Republicans are consumed with Global Obstruction Pathology. They exist to obstruct and when they obstruct, America loses.

The same way the Democrats obstructed Social Security reform and the judges they didnt like? Both parties do what they can to stop policies they don't agree with. Stop dishonestly pretending like only the other side does it.

That wasn't obstruction. America likes SS the way it is and opposing the judges, as has been proven recently, was a public service.

hack

 

[SFC Ollie]

Checks and balances is always a good thing.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

During America's boom periods that was never really so.

late 19th century...early twentieth, after WWII, Reagan and Clinton years...

 

[Cecilie1200]

Checks and balances is always a good thing.

"Checks and balances" refers to the relationship between the three branches of government, not between political parties.

 

[JimH52]

I don't quite yet know how I feel about this as a possibility.

I favored McCain, saying the two electoral branches of government don't always work so well under one party comtrol.

One legislative house split between the two major parties is not such a bad idea...but...

with the bitter partisan divide, will a split legislative branch work to the betterment of society, or one or both parties?

It's a naive fantasy. All Republicans are consumed with Global Obstruction Pathology. They exist to obstruct and when they obstruct, America loses.

The same way the Democrats obstructed Social Security reform and the judges they didnt like? Both parties do what they can to stop policies they don't agree with. Stop dishonestly pretending like only the other side does it.

You better be thankful that they did. If they had been able to take SS money and invest in the stock market, SS would have probably gone broke.

 

[Cecilie1200]

It's a naive fantasy. All Republicans are consumed with Global Obstruction Pathology. They exist to obstruct and when they obstruct, America loses.

The same way the Democrats obstructed Social Security reform and the judges they didnt like? Both parties do what they can to stop policies they don't agree with. Stop dishonestly pretending like only the other side does it.

You better be thankful that they did. If they had been able to take SS money and invest in the stock market, SS would have probably gone broke.

As opposed to the financially flush operation that it is now?

 

[SFC Ollie]

Checks and balances is always a good thing.

"Checks and balances" refers to the relationship between the three branches of government, not between political parties.

True but it works the same way between parties. At least that's how I always saw it.

 

[Sarah G]

I don't quite yet know how I feel about this as a possibility.

I favored McCain, saying the two electoral branches of government don't always work so well under one party comtrol.

One legislative house split between the two major parties is not such a bad idea...but...

with the bitter partisan divide, will a split legislative branch work to the betterment of society, or one or both parties?

No.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Checks and balances is always a good thing.

"Checks and balances" refers to the relationship between the three branches of government, not between political parties.

True but it works the same way between parties. At least that's how I always saw it.

Really? That poor phrase was coined for a sweeping vision of a government that carefully divided its power among three branches to protect its people from tyranny. Now it's degraded to cover the hope that corrupt, power-grubbing politicians will gridlock each other because the voters are too damned lazy, stupid, and gullible to choose real leaders. I find that very sad.

 

[Joe Steel]

The same way the Democrats obstructed Social Security reform and the judges they didnt like? Both parties do what they can to stop policies they don't agree with. Stop dishonestly pretending like only the other side does it.

You better be thankful that they did. If they had been able to take SS money and invest in the stock market, SS would have probably gone broke.

As opposed to the financially flush operation that it is now?

Yes.

Despite what the wacky world of wingnuttery would like you to believe, SS is financially sound.

 

[SFC Ollie]

"Checks and balances" refers to the relationship between the three branches of government, not between political parties.

True but it works the same way between parties. At least that's how I always saw it.

Really? That poor phrase was coined for a sweeping vision of a government that carefully divided its power among three branches to protect its people from tyranny. Now it's degraded to cover the hope that corrupt, power-grubbing politicians will gridlock each other because the voters are too damned lazy, stupid, and gullible to choose real leaders. I find that very sad.

On that we can agree, I'm tired of voting against the worst evil, because there is no one running that will actually do the job.