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Originally Posted by kane
To me the conservatives are sell out pieces of garbage who want to push their views and their way of life on everyone. I also see them as putting the country up for sale to the highest bidder. I bash them because of this.
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Fair enough... but that's what politics is. Groups of people trying to further their agendas, whether you agree with them or not. I don't personally think its appropriate to bring religion or religious values into politics but that's the system we have and everyone has the right to be represented and heard. I don't personally think there is any evidence or proof that more conservatives are bought and paid for than liberals, its just that is the reputation they have. When you look at campaign contributions and voting records, there is no difference between either party. In fact, all major donors, donate to both sides and buy off both sides. The primary difference is that one side doesn't get blamed for that behavior and the other does.
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In the end I don't have a lot of patience for either side. If everyone who claimed to "pick the lesser of two evils" or just didn't vote because they don't think it is worth it actually voted for a 3rd party candidate we would have a legit 3rd party in this country. But that would require people to turn off American Idol and actually pay attention which likely isn't going to happen soon.
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Agree 100%. 24hr news cycles, a relatively new sense of self entitlement and endemic ADD isn't going to build a better nation... its simply leading to swings that go further and further to each extreme (economically, politically etc) in my opinion.
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As for Obamas ratings. . . like you say they have been bad for a while. He has hovered in the mid 40's for a couple of years now. I actually don't think his approval rating will matter much when the election comes around. He will push the positive things he has done and if the economy continues to improve that will be a be plus for him and the republican will have to convince people, mostly the independents, that he can do a better job. That will not be an easy task.
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Yeah, from what I've seen it's a race without a clear winner and its probably only going to be won at the last minute and will depend a great deal on the state of the economy, the dollar, gas prices, unemployment numbers etc, all which can change a great deal before the election.