Ouch! I am hoping for the GOP to wake up and represent its people. I used to vote for the "lesser of two evils", but that is clearly why we are in the situation we face. I didn't think GWB would be so much in favor for open borders and outsourcing our engineering. I chose the "lesser", and got the same thing as if I'd voted Democrat. Actually, I think there is a possibility that the Dems would make an attempt to protect American jobs.
I'm 57 now, and getting downright jaded with our crop of "representatives".
We squandered the authority the public gave us....
Are you a "representative"? I cannot begin to voice my anguish over what has been lost through compromise. Now I have my back to the wall with only root beliefs remaining ... something I will not compromise.
Personally, I'd like to see them require a college education to vote...
I'd like to see evidence that our "representatives" actually understand the Constitution well enough to know they take their oaths seriously.
Basically, I have no remaining faith in the system. Too many elected and unelected officals have betrayed this Nation.
It is simply wonderful to spar with someone as thoughtful and polite as yourself. I've degraded to "hit and run diatribe" because of the assaults mounted by the Bush/Rudy 'bots.
Well, I totally agree except I only partially blame our representatives. I also blame the people who elected them, so therefore I have to take a little responsibility myself. True, I believed the Republicans were actually sincere about the Contract With America, but I probably should have known better. In the end, we get the government we deserve in a democracy.