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Oddly
We actually have candidates in both major parties that are above average this year, not that that is saying much as you note. But frankly, multi-party systems in other countries don't seem to work any better -- you get the same sort of governance by mediocre puppetry no matter how it's done, it seems.
Strong leaders are scary. Perhaps the republic has survived so long mostly because it doesn't tend to produce powerful, competent, popular, iconographic leaders who could easily become dictators.
Rule by "good enough" may be the best we can hope for.
posted by
Halfelven
on April 3, 2008 at 12:30 PM
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I think people go with the "norm" and is hard to break the mold
posted by
thecryptkeeper
on April 3, 2008 at 12:06 PM
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very true
I think we should vote Democrat to get the Republicans out of office.
Then tell the Democrats that if they want us to keep voting for them, they need to change.
Then we vote for a third party or independent candidate if they don't.
posted by
Xeno-x
on April 2, 2008 at 1:53 PM
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Did you watch Larry King last night?
Jesse Ventura was his guest---apparently, both Maine and Minnesota---both states with INDEPENDENT Governors---have the highest overall voter turnout. Gee, I wonder if that's a coincidence??????
posted by
FineYoungSinger
on April 2, 2008 at 10:11 AM
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