Don't take offense to that Rickster. I employ colorful language often, sometimes to my own demise.
It is not a personal attack...simply my disagreement with that statement. Forgive me. 
Again, do agree - there have been times in history where the system has worked as it should have. The important thing to note here is that since we are, in fact, part of the system - if we lose faith, then the system automatically fails. For that reason, I have to hold on to what faith I have in the ability of the democratic process to function as it was designed to do, or else I run the risk of just becoming another part of the problem.Don't take offense to that Rickster. I employ colorful language often, sometimes to my own demise.
To answer your question...it worked in the 1960's and 1970's and 1980's. There was substance in the platforms, debates, and the candidates were required to be more reponsive to us.
Ah - nevermind then.John and Halon,
You'll have to forgive my negativity; I live in the most politically corrupt state in the country, New Jersey.
Regards,
Rick
If I can talk my wife into it; we'll be coming your way soon.Ah - nevermind then.
Sweltering heat and humidity, mosquitoes and palmetto bugs the size of small dogs, deadly lightning storms, hurricanes, outrageous home insurance and tax rates, and Charlie Crist to save us all?If I can talk my wife into it; we'll be coming your way soon.
Negotiations are on going.
Yeah, and here I am to get you back on track Halon.
Didn't Castro garner virtually 100% of the vote during his presidency on a regular basis throughout his presidential career?
I appreciate that, but the point is; we shouldn't at the present time, where we are at now, bat an eye about the notion of a black or white president.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Well, she was good for America Robbie! She was kind of our queen.Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I have no idea... did he?Didn't Castro garner virtually 100% of the vote during his presidency on a regular basis throughout his presidential career?
For heaven's sake vote against it!!!!! If you read the fine print it's a horse manure cart waiting to fall on us the tax payer. It sounds beautiful, carry-over current tax burden to new property and stay at current bracket, well here's where the horse manure comes in, we voted for 3% per year cap on our real state taxes, well with this new wonderful plan that cap goes out the window and our trusted leaders strap us with a 10% cap, meaning what they lose up front they make up through the back door, all it takes is two years of raising taxes and the carry-over bliss is over. Now you'll have your old taxes and a 10% cap on top of that, that is insulting to our intelligence. Marco Rubio who earnestly tried to change this horror has been side tracked in Tallahassee by special interest groups and a governor who is confused or has been corrupted by lobbiests.Sweltering heat and humidity, mosquitoes and palmetto bugs the size of small dogs, deadly lightning storms, hurricanes, outrageous home insurance and tax rates, and Charlie Crist to save us all?
Come on down man, we're all having a blast here!
By the way for all you fellow Florida guys - Yay or Nay on Amendment 1? Which way are you going to vote? I say nay - it's a pitiful attempt at solving a real crisis down here, and though the idea seems to be good on the surface, I think we can do much better.
EDIT: Let's see just how many times we can hijack this thread away from it's original topic - didn't we start somewhere on the subject of racism?
LOL... I think you totally missed the point.I have no idea... did he?
Is that really an accurate representation of our own political condition?
While it is true special interest groups exist, a defeatist (don't be offended strat) attitude is a large part of our (society's, voter's) problem. Does that make it "impossible" for our representatives to remain true to us? Does that mean that they do not still answer to us? What can be done about this?
I agree Strat, which is why I'm strongly against it myself. This whole freaking thing is specifically designed to assume that the general public in this state really has no idea what's going on (insulting to our intelligence, an understatement). The analogy I had to give my wife, because it was her idea that any little help we can get is good, was this:
Oh yeah, vox populi. That is the very creed of the Floridian polling machine Halon.and we (as Floridians in general) will vote it through. Then what...
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You've never heard of Dennis Miller or any of his comedy commentary on racism.
