Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Is it just me, or does anyone else get the feeling that our current politicians are more interested in being celebrities than public servants?" Absolutely. How else can their arrogance be explained? The crow about small businesses being hurt because of Obama's tax policy and yet they don't lend a hand to help a state rebuild following a major disaster. These people are hypocrites of the highest order.
Originally Posted By ecdc A huge problem is the gerrymandering that's been done to make seats "safe" for Republicans. An unintended consequence is now a lot of Republicans in the House fear a primary challenger more than a Democratic challenger in the general election. And primary voters tend to be more partisan, so you have a whole slew of Congressmen who will quite literally take insane positions just to look ultra-conservative to their conservative constituents.
Originally Posted By mawnck (1) Gerrymander so that all the nutjobs are in the same districts. (2) Be shocked when these districts elect nutjobs.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "A huge problem is the gerrymandering that's been done to make seats "safe" for Republicans." Good point.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer I read this article yesterday - <a href="http://rangevoting.org/GerryExamples.html" target="_blank">http://rangevoting.org/GerryEx...les.html</a> - about using computer modeling to eliminate gerrymandering. Basically, the computer establishes the districts based on population. Every district has the same number of constituents. It completely removes politics from the equation.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Maps of the states with computer-generated districts at <a href="http://rangevoting.org/SplitLR.html" target="_blank">http://rangevoting.org/SplitLR.html</a>
Originally Posted By DyGDisney And the new speaker of the house is..... the old Speaker of the House.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda Well, as much as I hate to say it, I'm glad Boehner got reelected as Speaker. Much better then that other Bozo who was running.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer How long is the GOP going to be able to have Boehner before they have to consult a doctor?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "How long is the GOP going to be able to have Boehner before they have to consult a doctor?" Anywhere from 3-4 years, then they should make the call. Me, if I have a Boehner that lasts that long, I'm not calling a doctor, I'm calling everyone I know.
