Thinking about the discussion the other day on how the tea party is: bad, evil, bigoted, ignorant, etc (choose your favorite adjective). Accepting, for the moment, the general consensus, that there is no ism without power (the idea that there can be no reverse discrimination, since there is no power on the other side). Accepting also that it is
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Unfortunately Mr. Obama's a very nice man but a mediocre placeholder President when we needed someone with Lincoln's political skills and FDR's charisma.
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Extremely well-put.
Obama is a law-school professor with a deep passion for public service. We knew this when we voted him in... but we're still surprised when we discover that it's true.
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And by system error, it's not just the procedural one that eliminated Clinton and all the others before November. It appears to be a cultural one that casts it's net as narrow as possible.
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Within the polical system try to level the playing field so it favours all parties equally. Capping the campaign spending would do a world of good to help that. And/or allow equal amounts of free advertizment for parties meeting criteria, while banning paid advertizing.
These types of election law gives all parties equal advantage, putting the emphasis on ideas, platforms and qualities rather then quantity of resources. Voters get broader slate of candidates, broader slate of platforms, and more exciting competition.
Culturally it's more difficult to break voter habits. They will naturally migrate towards candidates/parties they know, rather then risking the unknown. However, outrage (at scandal, etc) can drive some voters away from familiar parties.
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Deisned with or without parties in mind isn't really the issue. They say Obama's 2008 campaign raised 530million$ total. That's crazy. It made the pla
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#1 getting the cash
#2 spending the cash
I mean I know this is a capitalistic society but doesn't it strike you that priorities are out of whack? You're supposed to elect leaders. Qualities may include electing a great fundraiser, a great orator, a great man of passion. But with the focus on who's raising/spending the most money it makes the competition feilded really narrow.
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