jgg, Yes, I did note that and I agree. I was replying to VT, who wants to pin the blame only on the Republicans. Both parties are disfunctional and the gap has never been wider. Nothing will get done.
On Sep 11, 5:18 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You will note frank I did point out both parties were disfunctional. > > On Sep 11, 5:12 pm, frankg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > VT, > > > From my perspective both parties should be ashamed of their "our way > > or the highway" approach to politics. > > > I'd be interested in what issues you think the Democrats have shown > > willingness to compromise but the Republicans have not. > > > On Sep 11, 1:19 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Congress is disfunctional because of the obstructionist > > > Republican Senators of which McCain is now one of them. > > > > Republicans refuse to compromise, EVEN when it is the will > > > of the people. > > > > On Sep 11, 12:56 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > To Obama it means changing the occupant in the WH while retaining the > > > > disfunctional Congress -- regardless of who leads it Democrat or > > > > Republican... Note the Democrats control Congressional agenda making > > > > and therefore ARE ONE OF THE PARTIES IN POWER... > > > > > To McCain it means changing the dyfunctionality of the relationship > > > > between the WH and Congress... > > > > > We have had 14 years of slim Congressional margins, the last time we > > > > had a decade or more of slim Congressional margins was from 1942 to > > > > 1958... LBJ and Dirkson learned how to make Congress functional in a > > > > bi-partisan fashion... The result of the historic CR legislation of > > > > 1964... Today, neither party has Congressional leaders who know how > > > > to work across the isle... > > > > > The era since 1994 has been one of strong-arm one Party rule built on > > > > slender majorities... This reminds one of the Congressional > > > > stalemates from 1875 to 1896...- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
