10-13-2012, 10:31 PM
Black wrote:
[quote=decay]
"Anyone who thinks they know what's best for 300 million people is a titanic asshole. So we're just voting for king of the assholes."
That's an incredibly ignorant statement. Good enough for a passing laugh in a sitcom but that's about it. Not all presidential contenders make silly claims like "knowing what's best for 300 million people." Our current president has been clear from the start that he sees his responsibility as trying to represent the interests of the majority of Americans, and drawing on experts in many areas to determine the best course of action for those considerations. If the public is not willing to vote for someone unless they purport to have all the answers, then it's pretty clear who the assholes are.
The "all politicians are _______" attitude is something lazy people hide behind when they don't want to make the effort to find out who the good public servants are. :agree: