10-14-2010, 03:49 PM
$tevie wrote:
People like you with your "ho hum who cares" attitude are as much to blame as the politicians. Everyone who has decided this stuff is Business As Usual is sending the signal that politicians can do whatever they like because Americans won't pay any attention anyhow.
Hmmm. I don't recall indicating that "I Don't Care". I do. And I vote accordingly. I'm not voting in Alaska. I DO look at the candidates on my election ballot, and review their records, expectations, stance on the issues, and appropriate historical information to allow me to reach a gestalt on their expected performance as MY elected representative.
And yes, I have an older American's negative perspective on politicians in general. For obvious reasons. Some of them surprise me, which is good. Some of them don't.
However, I do NOT make the mistake of assuming that because a person 'belongs' to one group or another that they will march lockstep with that group. Party membership is just one of the many factors that defines a candidate.
I also don't make the mistake that damn near every media member (and many of the wonks here) seem to make, that a 'party' is best defined by their most extreme or egregious examples. Hence my stance in many cases.
I encourage each of you to properly review the candidates on YOUR ballot, and make a judgement accordingly. In the 2010 election, much like in the 2008 election, I believe that the independent voter is rapidly becoming the majority in America. And this is a damn good thing for the health of the Republic.