I think we have to admit that McCain does bare some resemblance to Smeagol.
I think the problem with the Tea Partiers is that they see it as being their way or nothing. I understand their perspective and conviction but I think the issue is that they want to do it ALL at once. No compromise, every vote they make must include everything they think has to be done for the next 20 years of government. I think the problem is if we do it their way the whole economy is going to come crashing down. People compl
Neither party understands the meaning of the word "compromise". To Democrats, a Republican is only compromising when he completely abandons the party platform. Ditto with Republicans' view on Democrats. I remember when compromise meant you give a little, I give a little.
The US is in debt so much that we soon won't be able to even pay the interest on all our loans without granting ourselves permission to borrow even more money. In this dire situation, BOTH parties need to compromise. Republicans need to acce
That's completely incorrect. The Democrats have been willing to compromise; Obama's facing a backlash among his own party for being too willing to compromise. If you've been following the news you know where the Democrats started and where they are now and can see what they've compromised on. The Republicans still refuse to compromise at all on taxes.
The trick to a healthy government is for the population to pay attention to what they do, don't just wave your hands vaguely in the air and say both parti
Really? When? In fact, the Democrats haven't even proposed a single bill to correct this situation in either house. They just sit there and vote "No" to all options being presented without presenting one of their own. They are, in effect, refusing to cut spending, period. They want to raise the debt ceiling and taxes and not make any real cuts in spending. True to form - Tax-and-Spend-Democrats bankrupting this country, one election at a time.
The Republicans and Democrats compromised once when they agreed to the spending back when they passed this thing called the Budget. This bill is working out how to pay for the spending they already approved.
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Neither party understands the meaning of the word "compromise". To Democrats, a Republican is only compromising when he completely abandons the party platform. Ditto with Republicans' view on Democrats. I remember when compromise meant you give a little, I give a little.
The US is in debt so much that we soon won't be able to even pay the interest on all our loans without granting ourselves permission to borrow even more money. In this dire situation, BOTH parties need to compromise. Republicans need to acce
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The Democrats have been willing to compromise;
Really? When? In fact, the Democrats haven't even proposed a single bill to correct this situation in either house. They just sit there and vote "No" to all options being presented without presenting one of their own. They are, in effect, refusing to cut spending, period. They want to raise the debt ceiling and taxes and not make any real cuts in spending. True to form - Tax-and-Spend-Democrats bankrupting this country, one election at a time.
Re:Compromise? (Score:2)
The Republicans and Democrats compromised once when they agreed to the spending back when they passed this thing called the Budget. This bill is working out how to pay for the spending they already approved.
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