I put up a question about Bill Clinton, and more than half the people started ripping Bush.  That really didn't answer my question, so I decided I'm asking the wrong question.  It appears to me, this country is very split polically.  You're either left or right, liberal or conservative, and you hate the other side.  Now, I'm all for a 2 party system (since 1 party is called communism), but the partisan kill the man is hurting the country not helping it.   We can't get together on any issue it seems.  \n\nLooking to 08 it appears Hillary will be the D frontrunner and I know she is not going to unite the country.  For the R's- who knows- McCain, Rudy, Romney?  I don't even know who the'll nominate.  \n\nSo- is there anyone out there you feel could bring everyone together or is there no one in the near future who will stop this political divide?
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Yes, I believe there is one politician out there. His Name is Barrack Obama and is the Freshman Senator from Illinois. He impressed me the first time I met this elloquent and well spoken man. He's intellegent, well spoken, doesn't like to insult anyone specifically, believes we all have to work together as one nation united if we're actually going to fix this thing we call Democracy. He's a mixed race politician who originally hails from Kansas but now lives and works for Illinois. \nHe's an interesting person...I suggest you look him up sometime.
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Nowadays you can't even claim Democrat/Republican they are all so corrupt. It is so disheartening. What we need to do is really check our candidates out and look deep into the heart of a man before we cast our votes. I was a Democrat, but after Clinton, I wait and claim near the end and so far it hasn't been either of those tickets. LOL
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Amen!! I really can't stand to see partisan whining from either side - they're both greedy and corrupt. Most Americans are pretty moderate, myself included, and while I'm not overly thrilled with the way the election turned out, I'm certainly willing to give the newly elected the benefit of the doubt. I won't be whining about voter fraud or any of that crap. It's over - accept it with grace, fellow Republicans. And Democrats with any amount of class will be graceful about their gains.\n\nHere's to the American people!
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RIGHT ON POPS!!!\n\nI come here on a daily basis and I see all these posts made by the youth of this country who, through no fault of thier own, are victims of manipulation by the liberal media.\n\n"I hate Bush"..."He's (President Bush, I assume) is killing EVERYBODY (oh, really?)..."He's (the President, again) a liar!"  \n\nYou know, I don't even have a heart to get angry at comments like these anymore.  They're just parroting lies themselves, being spoon-fed disinformation by the media, who aren't even interested in un-biased reporting, but only interested in promoting their narrow interests, and will go as far as they need to accomplish their goals.\n\nI wish folks would wake up and not just willingly believe everything that the Big 3, and the rest of the liberal media tells them.\n\nAdded 1/21@1224 E.S.T.\n\nMs. Sparkles:\n\nYou've only reinforced exactly what I was saying.  Look who you're quoting...The Washington Post?!?  Please...talk about promoting an agenda!\n\nAl Gore lost the election SIX YEARS AGO...it's time folks begin to let it go, and get on with fixing the democratic party.  The dems and liberals at this point are really at danger of losing every bit of credibility they have...they already lost a lot to the likes of the Clintons and the others who are full of shrill rhetoric and hatred.\n\nWhen the democratic party and the current liberal hierarchy re-learn what true liberalism is about, that's when they'll get their house in order again.  The way things are going now...
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I'm confused by your writing that "Republicans in Congress have their work cut out for them this fall". Is there some secret polling I'm not aware of that says Democrats are cruising along? Last I heard the Democrats in Congress were polling with LESS than 25% approval ratings.\n\nI think everyone is going to have a tough time this election season. And that's awesome.
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You are correct.  Many people are voting against someone rather than voting for someone.  IMHO, that is worse than not voting at all.  The "against" people are actually cancelling out the vote of someone believing in the issues.  In the last pres. election, I would ask people "who are you favoring and why?"  I didn't persuade to Dem or Rep.  But many people would say "Kerry, because I hate W. this or that, yadda, yadda."  Bill Clinton addressed a democratic convention of some sort and told them that the democratic party needs to be a party for something, not against something.  Unfortately, both parties have drifted even farther away from the center.  The right has gone too far right and the left has gone too far left.  The overall is still probably about center, but the standard devation is so huge that people spend more time arguing about something than acutally doing anything.
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It is anybody's ballgame. This country is split down the middle when it comes to voters. No one is winning in a landslide next week. It will be interesting and no matter what the outcome, as a Republican I will respect the votes, win or loose. I do believe that Dem control of either house will hurt the Dem's in 08. To close a look at these people will not sit well with the majority of Americans, the fringe left will love it but they are a small % of the party.
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Copying my answer to another question earlier today...\n\n\nWe are supposed to be on the same team. Whydo people support the abuse of our government system of checks and balances by suggesting the President veto everything?  Why is America great? Probably because of that system of gov't we have which most people seem to want to become unilateral and have one party run everything. Republicans had control of the country, and nothing other than our offensive military action is better than when Dems had control of the presidency. If you are that anti-Democrat, maybe you should sit down and figure out if you are anti-American. Since they have very similar goals to the Repuclicans.  We are all supposed to be on the same team.\n\nBush said that he will work with them to get things done. I think the country needs to always have at least 1 of the three in both parties. The country is best in that formation. Both Republicans and Democrats have bad habits and bad policies. That's where having that system of checks and balances is so important. Every law that will be passes will be Conservative-Democratic or Liberal-Republican. Those are the two best places to have your political views at anyway.\n\nAnd this goes for all of you asking for an impeachment too. That's ridiculous. I don't agree with Bush's views on some things, but he had a GREAT initial response to Iraq and really has good intentions. I'm sick of all of this crap personally. Why do we hate our President in the same fashion that terrorsits do? This will tear our country apart (as it already has been).\n\nEveryone please just get on the same page or acknowledge that the other party has at least some good ideas too.
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I used to be a moderate but now I'm a flaming liberal. I used to be a moderate but how did I become such a liberal? When I saw that the conservative christian republicans are taking away my rights. My rights as a woman (freedom of choice), as a citizen (patriot act), as a free-thinking person. \n\nWhen Bush came to office he promised "I'm a uniter not a divider" but since then, he has alienized half of the country already. \n\nWhy are Americans so divided? When they feel their opinions don't count and their rights are being chipped away slowly.\n\nOh and reading "The Boot"'s entry, I highly doubt he has an advanced degree considering he couldn't spell the world "liberal".
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I voted Straight democratic ticket for the first time in my life, because I am fed up with the soaring national debt, the focus on the war on terror, focus on tax cuts instead of providing incentives for lower income Americans, the scandals in the Republican party, and the sad state of the American family values. I also feel that it is dangerous to have no checks and balances between the two political parties when one party dominates the legislative and executive branches of government. My primary source of information is the Internet. We do not have TV and I very seldom read newspapers.
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As bad as the GOP looks now, unless they pick some extreme right wing nut case, hillary doesn't stand a chance. Not becuase of the whole monica and bill thing but becuase she doesn't relate to the people. What would make this country a lot better place is if it didn't cost so much to run for president so a blue collar candidate could stand a chance.
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Brilliant!!!! The conservatives, traditionalists, and republicans would be wise to start coalescing, and forming a strategy now. Many of your Ideas are doable, and would be a great platform to run on. Count me in. Many of these things could have been acted upon during the past six years, but partisan thinking reared it's ugly head and those years were wasted. The republicans will return, and take the country in a proper direction, not just a (new direction).
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I'd say it is time for a complete political party overhaul.  In reality, neither party is really concerned about those they supposedly represent.  Unless you are talking about those who are in their pockets of course.  Both of the two major parties platform is not what they can do, it is based on what the other side didn't or couldn't do.  Empty promises from all sides.
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Your entire argument is valid and common among most young adults my age all over the country.  I really just do not want to see the Election to be a circus, with the Democratsz thinking they have found the key to their salvation after all this time by putting Hillary Clinton into office.  That would be the largest scale mistake EVER made in Elections History.  It really is choosing the lessor or two equals, and it's so hard to see the difference in the 2 candidates you are choosing from becuase they all sound the same.  Pray, I do, Pray for a smarter Nation to get its head out of the hole in the ground and pay attention to whats going on  out there.  I think the most important thing is to Vote, and clearly educate yourself on the people running before you rush to push a button come November 2008.
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I think for the last year President Bush has been the fall guy for Rumsfield but loyalty is high on his agenda. His administration has more friends than many think - the election is over & to take the next election will require unity. We proved every man for himself did not work. The ranks will close. My state went 82% Republican including several Democrat seats to state Senate & House. We split our national House seats. Conservatives & Moderates will learn the Democrats do not speak for them. This could be a good thing - sacrificial lambs.
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I agree 100% we need someone to unite this country.  President Bush has tried but everyone is so unwilling because he is George W. Bush the hick Pres. from Texas.  But this country diffently needs a strong Conservative Pres.
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I commend you for your feelings and wish every one felt the same.  We MUST be UNITED is these United States.  I have been around for a while.  For 71 years to be exact.  It would scare the hell out of you if you could see what is becoming of our nation through my eyes.  I have never missed my chance to vote.  It's okay to be liberal or conservitive but the least our people could do is to be a little discrete.  It looks to me as if nothing these days goes on behind closed doors.  What in the world are we thinking?