With the likelyhood that Democrats will retain the majority in congress are we better of with a Republican President? With the exception of the current situation, the country has run fairly well with the power split up (ex. Reagan and a Dem Congress and Clinton with a Republican Congress). Thoughts?
Anonymous
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Any time the government becomes gridlocked across party lines and can't interfere with the economy or our personal lives, the whole country is a lot better off!
pip
As long as one branch remains to balance the power it's fine. The problem with 6 of the last 7 years is that one party had all 3 branches. Well the Republicans will have the Judicial Branch for several years now... so vote as many Democrats into Congress and the Presidency as you want :)
catrionn
Does a bear sh!t in the woods?
We need a system that allows something for everyone. Any time you have a one-party state, you're close to dictatorship.
That said, I'd prefer a Dem. POTUS and a Dem. Congress. Yes, I know we now have a Dem. Congress. The trouble with the current U.S. situation is that we still haven't got a Congress that will stand up to BushCo. The Dems currently in there need to stop appeasing BushCo and kick its @ss.
Anonymous
You liked it a lot when the republicans controlled the white house and congress, huh? If the republicans had shared power maybe it would happen, but guess what, democrats ain't going to let it happen. You think Pelosi and Reid are a problem? Wait for the next batch of real democrats.
Citizen1984
No. Bush and his party are the most incompetent and corrupt administration in the history of the republic.
Four more years of a Republican President will lead us down the same road as the Soviet Union, bogged down in an unwinnable war while living on Chinese credit.
Perhaps you see bankruptcy as a noble end for the United States.
I do not.