Originally posted by: NaughtyGeek
...over the years, I've seen less and less intelligent discussion and more and more party talking points. Bu Bu But Bush, ZOMG Dems are spending us to oblivion Obama is a Kenyan Muslim etc....
Oh so what? If you haven't tuned this stuff out by now I don't know how much hope there is for you. My mother does this too - constantly whining about what Limbaugh said, or what Hannity said, or what some random dude at the supermarket had on his bumper sticker. Fricken annoying. Who gives a flying fuck what any of these people say? If you want to find thoughtful commentary, you can. If you want to bitch and moan about all the urine in your Cheerios you can do that too.
I count myself among those
most critical of the government; but these dramatic charactarizations of D.C. as a "plague" and "corporate sponsored" are just a complete waste of time. Some level of corruption will always be there. Deal with it.
I agree that there's too much partisanship today, but it's not really a big concern. Look at partisanship back at the turn of the century, it was just as bad if not worse. You will see moderation of partisanship as the population tolerates less and less partisan B.S.
The financial legislation that was "rushed" through stabilized the markets with remarkable effectiveness. The fact that the government "got their money back" is serendipidous. Is the government going to get its money back on "Cash for Clunkers"? Or any other stimulus, or stabilizing efforts?
Seriously, this crap reminds of that OT thread about non-smokers who take "smoke breaks" and just go stand outside. People that are
that concerned about what other people get and whether they get their share down to the last dime are pretty miserable to be around.