Who is the real candidate of change?
I recently read an article about why Sen. Joe Lieberman backs McCain. Because McCain (like Lieberman) wants to end partisanship. How can Washington become united when party politics is involved? Nothing gets done. Partisanship limits the people's choices for candidates (in any election) and it limits the candidates choices while in office for fear of party backlash. No one is thinking for themselves. There are two polar opposites: The Republicans and the the Democrats. Neither is working. How about a neutral and free(r) thinking candidate. Now, candidates who oppose partisanship is common, but normally they come with a shit ton of crazy, but McCain differs because he is respected and proven in the politcal sphere. McCain and Lieberman come from two different parties, the republicans and the democrats. But they agree on several issues (the war in iraq/certain economic things/etc). I think it is nice to see two politicians from seperate parties come together and work together to better america. kinda like what the stupid f------ system is intended for as opposed to what it is doing now. Its for the greater good....the greater good (just watched Hot Fuzz...sorry)
I think you can get my general idea of my post so I won't ramble on, because if anyone else is like me....they won't respond to a post that requires reading over a certain length, and that point is about here-->
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Ok but can we have short posts that still take on some concepts from class a bit?
Another thing that I found interesting is that McCain and Lieberman co-sponsored a bill called the Climate Stewardship Act, which requires that by 2010 industries cut emissions of carbon dioxide to 2000 levels and by 2016 to 1990 levels using a cap-and-trade system. The environment has traditionally been a Democratic issue and it is encouraging that McCain is sidestepping party lines to introduce this bill. As political parties become less important in voters' decisions and two members of opposing parties come together to propose a viable solution on a problem as urgent but traditionally divisive as global warming, there may come a day when political parties no longer exist and partisanship does not cloud voters' good judgment.
McCain's willingness to cross partisan lines was what finally helped me decide my vote. Everything that Romney was using at criticism of McCain as not being conservative enough, was what made me realize that McCain was more interested in seeing his issues and ideas fulfilled and working as a cohesive government than about towing party lines.
Simply having a democrat in office is not going to get things accomplished or create change. The house has had a democratic majority for the past two years and has been able to accomplish exactly zero. Until both parties are willing to work together, rather than just trying to stick it to the other, nothing will change.
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