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Originally Posted by mikesinner
The Congress and the Senate can have no power with a president that thinks he is always right and vetoes everything that hits his desk. It's hard to impeach a guy when you don't have any moral dirt on him. Unless you catch him stealing or having sex in the whitehouse.
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Did you pay attention at all in school to know how the system is supposed to work in America?
Congress has no power over a President that vetoes everything??? Yes they do. They can over-ride vetos with the appropriate number of votes. Damn near impossible with a Congress that is at a standstill because of bi-partisan politics. So with that in mind.. Bush has more power because he knows Congress won't ever agree and overrule him.
The checks and balances in our system work great.. when they are worked properly.... and they are terrible, when they get abused properly.
Bush has been no worse than Congress and the Judiciary have allowed him to be.
Oh.. and BTW.. although I am not thrilled at how well things have gone under his administration... life is cyclical.... he got a shitty time to be president. Clinton just happened to be in charge during a great upswing (which happend to follow GB I in a recession).. shit happens sometimes.. if you are at the desk when it happens.. they blame it on you.. but realistically.. you had nothing to do with it.
Hillary scares the fuck out of me... seriously.
Obama has almost no political experience. You want him to run the US on a few years of track record? If I had to vote Dem.. he would be my choice though.
Rudy is OK.... no major issues there
Romney is about the same to me as Rudy
NO NO NO to McCain
Edwards... NO>. just like last round
Thompson??? don't know enough about him yet... will get a lot of popular vote, just like Regan did (boy being an actor sure helps with name recognition).
Gingrich.... don't even enter the race.. stay out
Anyone else???? did we miss anyone important???