The election is finally over...

[Tim Brooks]

Out with the corrupted old and in with the promise of change by the new. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

What I think alot of people are missing is that our President has become not much more than a figurehead. It is Congress that actually (sadly) controls the country. And as long as lobbyists can throw money at the governing, nothing is going to change all that much. These special interests have been doing this type of thing for a long long time and know how to manipulate the Government to their needs. Nothing will change. My thought this election: get rid of all incumbents and put in all new people. But sadly, we don't get to vote on the lobbyists.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally Posted by Tim Brooks

What I think alot of people are missing is that our President has become not much more than a figurehead. It is Congress that actually (sadly) controls the country. And as long as lobbyists can throw money at the governing, nothing is going to change all that much. These special interests have been doing this type of thing for a long long time and know how to manipulate the Government to their needs. Nothing will change. My thought this election: get rid of all incumbents and put in all new people. But sadly, we don't get to vote on the lobbyists.

I used to think that also. That the president was a figurehead. But if Bush did anything, he definetly shook up that opinion. He managed to do some amazingly (destructive IMHO) things without the help of congress at all.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Tim Brooks

"If you are not a liberal at twenty, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at forty, you have no brain."

--Winston Churchhill

I just happenned to be scanning old posts and saw this one today. That is my favorite Churchill quote (amount many).