BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically

Subject: RE: BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically
From: Ron Davies
Date: 06 Mar 13 - 11:37 AM

What we have now is a situation where a minority of intransigent GOP House members--not even all Republicans--can bring the government to a standstill.   Boehner can't get anything through since his own party can't agree among themselves.    So everybody treads water and tries not to drown.

It's by no means a rightward drift--just a few who refuse to compromise.   But the legislative system is set up so they have power beyond their numbers.

If there were a rightward drift we'd have President Romney.

Subject: RE: BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 Mar 13 - 12:07 PM

Quick segue here: If the US did not have so many people in prison on basically minor or illy-thought out drug charges, wouldn't that bring our incarceration numbers more in line with those of other nations?

Subject: RE: BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically
From: GUEST,999
Date: 06 Mar 13 - 12:34 PM

You bet. It might also straighten out the seeming colour/ethnicity/race percentages at the same time. Of course if more than one in a thousand white-collar crooks got the time they deserve it could help balance the equation, too.

Subject: RE: BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically
From: Ron Davies
Date: 06 Mar 13 - 12:46 PM

"made it through."

Subject: RE: BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically
From: Greg F.
Date: 06 Mar 13 - 05:27 PM

Nice idea, Bruce, but don't hold your breath.

Subject: RE: BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically
From: GUEST,999
Date: 06 Mar 13 - 06:30 PM

Greg, I am still shaking my head in wonder that one of the biggest robberies in world history went down in the USA and only maybe a half-dozen people got sent up. Mind blow ing.

Subject: RE: BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically
From: Stringsinger
Date: 06 Mar 13 - 07:24 PM

Corporate run senate because the insurance companies have gained and the single payer option was defeated. Insurance lobbies own the senate.

The reason we don't have Romney is because he mishandled his campaign, not that he was liked by the GOP.

The rightward shift is toward economic division where the GOP are the fat cats who are thumbing their nose at working people. Also, the religious right has imprisoned the minds of its followers.

The future is bleak now but don't count out another 1929 crash and subsequent reforms.

Subject: RE: BS: USA Rightward Drift Politically
From: Ron Davies
Date: 07 Mar 13 - 12:34 AM

"single payer option was defeated" as evidence of rightward drift.

Oh, c'mon, use your head.   There was never a majority for the single payer option in either Congress or the nation at large.    The latter is especially telling since Congress is supposed to reflect the nation at large, and usually does--including the large number of 'Neanderthals' who can still vote, even though Mudcat leftists are dismayed by how they do so, and would be only too happy to dictate to them so they would vote correctly.

Sorry, that's not how democracy works.

Even people right of center have a vote, painful as that might be to admit.

Just because there may have been a majority for single payer on Mudcat;   believe it or not, Mudcat is not exactly a true reflection of the US electorate.

Duh.