Can you give one example of modern day politicians fighting for the wellfare of normal Americans?
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They might hype about all the great things done or wanting to get done like Ted Kennedy trying to increase minimum wage over the past many years all talk no action! The health care system etc. Oh apparently the democrats did stop the Republicans from tinkering with social security!Of course increase in paid rate benefits need to be added not elimination which would the Republicans intent!I believe the politicians are much more serious about lining their own pockets rather that the welfare of the public.
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You can't generalize about anything.  \n\nYes, the fact is that many seasoned politiicans take bribes from lobbyists to get new bills pushed.  It's terrible.  But many have good ideas and try their best to be honest.\n\nIt's best to be positive about enacting change because the unworthy have gotten away with bad behavior for too long.\n\nCitizens never go to town meetings anymore and those politicians wind up doing whatever they want in the meetings.\n\nGo vote this year.  People are turning out in great numbers no matter what the media says.  Don't believe negative propaganda and experience what it's like to be a Patriotic American again.  Check it out:\n\nhttp://bluerevolution.us/
808345
Our politicians. Pin the blindfold on the American people is the game.
992185
What a fantastic question.\nThe politicians are definitely dividing, because most of the American public straddles smack dab down the middle of just about every issue facing America today.  That means that most of us are fairly reasonable and mindful of the complexities that face us locally and nationally; daily and life long. But because of this phenomenon, politicians have to initiate a polarization in order to pull people off of the proverbial fence. How can you have a debate if most people agree? The challenge then, is to package an argument (no matter how seemingly insignificant) to inflame  so that people will start to choose sides. This model makes it easy to hide other real issues that won't be addressed due to the smokescreen created by the subsequent brou ha ha.
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The ultimate goal of most politicians is 'Money'! They lose every ounce of morals that their mother/dad might of had for them. We the people will only have more power if we limit the terms of the Senate/House, just like the president. Technology just hasn't reached the proportion that I would like to see if before I die. I mean, we the people truly governing our nation/ through what left a long time ago "a true country of the people for the people". But what do I know, I just remember the 10 commandments,and probably will till I die! Wish allot of the politicians would or could do the same!! Our job as tax-payers is simple, just shut -up send the money, and don't ask questions where it goes!!!!
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Americans do understand the complexity's of this issue.They only need a leader to set things in motion,a catalysts to motivate them into action.I'm not sure if it will help or make the issue even more violable.When I talk to others that I meet in my travels I see a passion behind their words that I hadn't seen before.They are angry and want to do something to help preserve our American way of life.I know this is like a festering sore ,that needs to be cauterized.By uniting with other Americans perhaps a solution to this problem can be found.Action is the response not the motivation.My tax dollars are being tossed away on people that hate this country and any thing American.
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Honestly, the two party system is archaic and BS, they all "sleep in the same bed". Career politicians conflict with an American's interest... keep giving yourselves raises, dudes.  And if they continue to create contradicting laws, e.g., abortion is legal, yet prostitution is illegal [conflict of freedom of choice for women], and stray from the Constitution and Bill of Rights; then a modern revolution will happen within the next 50 years.
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Politician, or a PA to some politician
43165
I think Americans get along with each other rather well compared to some developing countries.  This country needs both liberals and conservatives to keep both extremes honest and moderated.  Neither extreme is right all the time.
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Lawyers & Politicians ?
586013
THERE IS NO DIVIDE!  The VAST majority of Americans are middle-of-the-road.  They are not as deeply divided in Conservative/Liberal.  That is what the politicians say to invoke passion in citizens.  But the reality is that VERY VERY few people lean strongly one way or the other.  I am trying to remember the name of a book I read for a low-level Political Science course in college that outlines this all very well.
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There is plenty of time to do both; abuse power by calling for arbitrary investigations and resignations while simultaneously punishing success(raising taxes) and rewarding failure(giving money to those without the work ethic to earn it themselves).  don't forget, these people don't belong to an organized political party, they are democrats.
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Policians, funded by large businesses and corporations expecting something in return for the campaign contributions they made.\n\nBetter start electing politicians who run on principles instead of promises they don't keep. I never vote anything other than Libertarian; not anymore.\n\n"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government." -- Thomas Paine\n\n"Murder! You know what this dirty, rotten politician war is... murder! You know it as well as I!" \nDialog from Howard Hughes' movie "Hell's Angels," as seen in Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator."
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that all the examples you gave are of those on the right shows me you aren't really interested in "coming together" but are trying to blast those on the right while ignoring cnn, abc, cbs, nbc, ed schultz, al franken, new york times, etc.  but the bottom line is no one would be profiting off of political divides if no one wanted to participate in such divides.  all the people and organizations you mentioned are just providing a service in response to public demand; that's why they are making money.
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I do think some people have a point here. Politicians may start out with the best intentions and I think once they are bedded-in, they are called into some sort of secret government society underground as such and told what the "REAL" agenda is and either promised riches to carry them out or told that they will have their nuts chopped off if they don't.
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Simple is the answer people who have some money have access to people with even more money and it takes alot of money to get elected.a politician cant upset the apple cart and get elected ross perrot had alot of money but wasnt able to get elected.you must remain true to what works for big business without rasing taxes or cutting entitlments to the people.its a tricky rollacoaster ride for most politicians it takes money to get elected but it takes the people who got you there to keep you there the media supports candidates at all levels and are owned by a wealthy group of americans and forigners whos profits are tied directly to the political influence they control in congress and apponties abroad look at the people who come with the canidates to see who they are owned by most are run by large multinational corps. with profit as the agenda a candidate who has people support can often be ruined in the press unfit .to lead whatever that means usually liberal wanting to give back to much to the workers of america and protect the enviroment and force business to assume responcibility for there workers and the enviroment around them. so you see it is simple.
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A good politician sometimes does not mean only a  good eduction and experience. Sometimes it is a person with a heart that would care genuinely for the welfare of the citizenry.