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On a previous column I had a gentlemen put forth the possibility that the fact that Obama's approval rating is higher than "Congressional Republicans" as being a possible reason for Speaker Boehner to make remarks to the effect that most Americans would prefer football over a Republican response on Thursday night.
In my opinion your comparison of President Obama's popularity as versus the Republican"s as a reason for Boehner to speak truthfully indicates not only an underestimation of his political savvy and of his knowledge of how the American people think but also the value of having given the President "his" night.
The subtle actions or non-actions in politics have the ability to affect peoples perceptions and feelings gently. Gentleness is often more effective than any amount of banner waving, speech making or debating combined.
As a younger man, long before computers I was very active in political campaigning. Nobody of any importance mind you, I was merely a foot soldier who started out as an office boy, gopher or douphus (I'm still not sure which) to a speech writer and finally as an agitator. To put it in the context of the Vine, a "troll". Sometimes as a baiter others as a disruptor.We usually ran in packs, often times riding our bicycles to Democratic rallys with candidates giving speeches and call people names, hurl insults, sometimes maybe other things and then pedal off quickly when the cops got to close.
We weren't very nice. The only claim to fame to be had was that we beat the Democrats to the punch when it came to this style of dirty campaigning. Since then I do believe that the Democratic Party has taken the Republican breakthrough, improved upon it and molded it into a very effective campaign style.
I have not been a member for a goodly amount of time now. How far these politicians and political parties are willing to go in their battle for power is to say the least,very disturbing.It goes deeper than that. Intellectually speaking we are faced with the fact that both party machines have a plethora of highly intelligent people employed for the sole purpose of tactical planning and implementation of those tactics.
They also recruit some of the best and brightest of our young people, especially those freshly out of or still in college. People who are feeling their oats, experiencing freedom from their parents. People filled with passion looking for a sense of purpose. People who can be led to believe so strongly in a cause that they convince themselves that nothing is more important than winning regardless of the cost.
Many of the politicians themselves are not much more than talking chowder heads with voter appeal. We have a tendency to be myopic in our focus on the politicians and often overlook the machinations of their backers in any area other than campaign donations. We pay more attention to where the money is coming from and going to, than we do to what is being done with it.
Faced with two of the best organized political parties we have a major task ahead of us to change the behavior of our government and get our country back on solid ground. Step back my friends, focus on the bigger picture. Connect the dots before making a decision.
I believe that the single biggest reason we have so many conflicting laws and conflicting jurisdictions between government agencies is due to the fact that winning an argument on an issue is more important than the complete effect of what implementation of the issue has on government and our country.
If the common voter regardless of left or right ideology were to step back and take a good hard look many would realize and "comprehend" that the divisions between the voters is no where near as wide as we have been led to believe. We can refuse to take the baiting that leads to dissension on hot button issues.
We need to have a myopic issue of our own. A concentrated focus on being farsighted and open-minded. By doing so we can defeat the machines by turning their lust for winning into their own undoing. Look each other in the eye. Do you really hate each other socially as much as you do politically?
IN THE NEWS
Chances of another recession increasing: Reuters poll
The way I see it, it isn't another recession, it is a deepening of our current depression.
Sperm cells created from female embryo
All you men out there better pay attention. Won't be long before the ladies won't need us.
Debt Panel Focus Pushes Expiring Tax Breaks to Backseat
There you have it. The groundwork for another hot button issue to close out the year with. Once again small business will be held hostage though it will be made to look like banks are the real focus of stopping these tax benefits. Think about my article when you read the second paragraph.
What's Your Preference?
So what is it going to be? Are you ready to take on the government? Do you prefer to fight with each other and let the Parties keep on running things?
