A divided government, with checks, co-equal branches and limits on thier power. That is a GIFT to the American people from Our founders. Celebrate the gridlock. Sadly, the political class has overcome these limitations on government oower leading to the completely out of control government that impacts nearly every aspect of our lives now. The ONLY good thing happening in government these days is the current shutdown created by a President acting on principle to protect our sovreignty and tell the political class to take a hike.
Stand Strong President Trump! American citizens are counting on your strength to defend them from the corrupt government that is harming them daily.
The train wreck already happened when tiny assumed office. To dissemble about this is typical of regressives. They pretend there is this equivalence between tiny and ANYTHING. Nope, he’s in a category all his own A psychopathic category that is the symptom of the sickness infecting the Republicans.
I think this is the salient point missed by just about everyone above.
And I will go one step further: Even though I’m a Democrat, I do NOT believe in the annihilation of the Republican party.
Indeed, the true tragedy of Trump is that he has destroyed the Republican party and replaced it with something that Lincoln would never recognize (and, for all we know, might have rejoiced in his assassination).
We need a Republican party. But it appears to be gone forever.
Perhaps, what we will see in the next four to eight years is, with the diversity of the Democratic party, a split that will become the next two party system.
What they hey? Most sane people realize that Hillary was the conservative candidate last time around. Biden may fit into that category, too.
Still, I’d hate to see us become like Chicago, where the primaries have become the real election!
The problem is that the houses ARE divided, not by ideology, but by how they operate. In previous generations the separate parties knew how to work together toward shared goals for the common good. This meant communication, cooperation, and compromise. It meant working together in the spirit of brotherhood as fellow Americans.
This is the true spirit of American democracy, one which we have lost sight of.
Treasury Dept also closed. Means that if Govt still closed by Jan 12 NO fed employee gets paid. IRS? closed OPM Closed, Social Security and Medicare? I don’t know. VA-college and disability, along with hospitals and clinics? Don’t know. How does congress staff get paid? GOP Senators starting to crack. WWthe turtle D-fish or cut bait.Trump is not a dictator(yet) altho he seems to think he can do whatever he wants as in spend money on what he wants, not congress. WWCD? they have been lazy most of my life, both R and D congress equally guilty on this subject. By not using powers granted to them by constitution, nature abhors a vacuum Presidents, both R & D took itThe crux of the issue, is congress the presidents doormats? or simply totally oppose everything offered by presidents that are not in their Party. The last by the Rs during Obama reached a crescendo, allowing Obama to take power that congress refused, for his office. Its about 50 years late, but I am glad to see that at least 1 House of congress NOT playing a doormat for a president
Darsan54 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Yeah, and when Republiclans controlled everything, governance went sooooooo smoothly.
Brain Pudding over 5 years ago
A divided government, with checks, co-equal branches and limits on thier power. That is a GIFT to the American people from Our founders. Celebrate the gridlock. Sadly, the political class has overcome these limitations on government oower leading to the completely out of control government that impacts nearly every aspect of our lives now. The ONLY good thing happening in government these days is the current shutdown created by a President acting on principle to protect our sovreignty and tell the political class to take a hike.
Stand Strong President Trump! American citizens are counting on your strength to defend them from the corrupt government that is harming them daily.
twclix over 5 years ago
The train wreck already happened when tiny assumed office. To dissemble about this is typical of regressives. They pretend there is this equivalence between tiny and ANYTHING. Nope, he’s in a category all his own A psychopathic category that is the symptom of the sickness infecting the Republicans.
Cheapskate0 over 5 years ago
THE PRIMARY PROBLEM IS THE ONE PARTY SYSTEM!
I think this is the salient point missed by just about everyone above.
And I will go one step further: Even though I’m a Democrat, I do NOT believe in the annihilation of the Republican party.
Indeed, the true tragedy of Trump is that he has destroyed the Republican party and replaced it with something that Lincoln would never recognize (and, for all we know, might have rejoiced in his assassination).
We need a Republican party. But it appears to be gone forever.
Perhaps, what we will see in the next four to eight years is, with the diversity of the Democratic party, a split that will become the next two party system.
What they hey? Most sane people realize that Hillary was the conservative candidate last time around. Biden may fit into that category, too.
Still, I’d hate to see us become like Chicago, where the primaries have become the real election!
Just ask Raul Emmanuel!_
Pedmar Premium Member over 5 years ago
The problem is that the houses ARE divided, not by ideology, but by how they operate. In previous generations the separate parties knew how to work together toward shared goals for the common good. This meant communication, cooperation, and compromise. It meant working together in the spirit of brotherhood as fellow Americans.
This is the true spirit of American democracy, one which we have lost sight of.
GAKatmandu over 5 years ago
There seems to be a push from one side in particular to make us all think and act alike and turn us into mindless drones!
timbob2313 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Treasury Dept also closed. Means that if Govt still closed by Jan 12 NO fed employee gets paid. IRS? closed OPM Closed, Social Security and Medicare? I don’t know. VA-college and disability, along with hospitals and clinics? Don’t know. How does congress staff get paid? GOP Senators starting to crack. WWthe turtle D-fish or cut bait.Trump is not a dictator(yet) altho he seems to think he can do whatever he wants as in spend money on what he wants, not congress. WWCD? they have been lazy most of my life, both R and D congress equally guilty on this subject. By not using powers granted to them by constitution, nature abhors a vacuum Presidents, both R & D took itThe crux of the issue, is congress the presidents doormats? or simply totally oppose everything offered by presidents that are not in their Party. The last by the Rs during Obama reached a crescendo, allowing Obama to take power that congress refused, for his office. Its about 50 years late, but I am glad to see that at least 1 House of congress NOT playing a doormat for a president
sandflea over 5 years ago
Until the word compromise isn’t a dirty word in politics, nothing will change for the better.
lager.lager.lager over 5 years ago
Verb tense should be stable
Durak Premium Member over 5 years ago
It’s not the Republican Party, totally. The problem it is Mitch McConnell.