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goobster  ·  2734 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 26, 2016

    Gridlock is dumb, but voting down a party line feels dumber.

Right?!?

I usually vote for whoever has the best plan for the role they are going to fill. I had to vote D straight down the ticket because I couldn't find any Republicans that were FOR anything... everything they said was negative and couched in opposition to the policies their opponent was supporting.

Which is moronic. It's easy to comment on someone else's policy or position. That's cheap and easy. What is hard is coming up with an idea/proposal/plan, putting it together, and putting it out for public scrutiny. And standing up for it when people attack you. THAT's the real work. Sitting in the back of the room with your arms folded and whining about someone else's policy is not productive.

I sure hope the moderate republicans split from the Republican party and start a new party so we can actually have open and honest discussions and debates.