Donmeaker,
With all due respect I think we need to seriously consider where we are as a Nation and how we got here. Taking a look at the bigger picture. The U.S. HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES should be comprised of REGULAR FOLKS.. not career politicians... we have WAY too many career folks in the house.. I can understand re-electing a few folks that are REAL LEADERS but in the end we need to consider the benefit of putting a completely NEW “fresh face” on the House every 2 years... IMHO.... what do you think?
There is no “we” when it comes to the House of Representatives. You only get to vote on your congress critter. You have do decide how to vote on the candidates offered, or to run yourself. You must also decide who to support financially and with how much.
That is the game. Certainly when deciding how you will play you can look at what you hope the end state will be, but you don’t have a “dump them all” button. Free Republic is a splinter of a minority. That splinter of a minority can have effects out of proportion to their numbers IF USED INTELLIGENTLY. I don’t think you get an intelligent strategy by throwing out people who are your ally 80% of the time, or even 60% of the time. That is why in the last election I voted for McCain-Palin (feeling better about McCain’s experience and Palin’s politics). Even though I lived in CA and KNEW how it would turn out.
We don’t have a monarchy where the King can dissolve Parliment just because, and ban old MPs from running. I don’t think it helps (except as a vent) to pretend that we do.
You’re absolutely right, and your post says it well.