Do you agree or disagree with this article and why?

Agree with most of it, the average voter in America is fickle.

"Even larger majorities oppose the kind of spending cuts that would reduce projected deficits, let alone eliminate them. Nearly half the public wants to cancel the Obama stimulus, and a strong majority doesn't want another round of it. But 80-plus percent of people want to extend unemployment benefits and to spend more money on roads and bridges. There's another term for that stuff: more stimulus spending."

To an extent he's right. We don't take the time to educate ourselves on the implications for this or that policy proposal. Instead we vote on candidates because of their race, or because they have good hair, or because they look good at the beach, and so on, ad nauseaum.

However, politicians also get the blame because they realize that more people vote for American Idol than they do for president or Congress and they cynically take advantage of that situation to further their own interests or the interests of this or that special interest.

Cheers!

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Well...I don't think politicians are free of blame.

But, the sentiment that we elect these people, many times known crooks who hang with lobbyists, and, as the article points out, "...more people watch American Idol than Glenn Beck..." I think the people are to blame.

Americans are lazy. Physically as well as intellectually. Many would rather let someone else to think for them.

The article is a sad, sad, reality.

I think there's plenty of blame for both politicians and voters. In Democracy, you get the government you ask for.

I'll believe things are getting better when I see less than 90% negative political ads. Obviously, it's easier to tear down ideas than it is to develop and/or communicate them. As long as we elect candidates based on sound byte criticisms and platitudes, our government cannot work through any difficult issues.

I can't say either, but it does kind of piss me off that it took this long to come out. Before, it was fine to bash Bush and his Administration without any evidence and claim that all of this was their fault. Now that the tables are turned, we suddenly need to look into this?

How about the housing crisis? Was that still Bush's fault or can we finally come to the proper conclusion that people are lazy and ignorant anymore. Too lazy and ignorant to find out what an ARM is and what types there are. Too lazy and ignorant to seek proper financial advice before spending 3x their income on a house they never needed in the first place. Too lazy and ignorant to define "usury" (which would in fact, give you a pretty clear example of what your maximum loan payments could be). Too lazy and ignorant to do ANYTHING about ANYTHING but tell the government to do it, and to take more of our money if they need to.

Unreal.

Blame the American public because tney elect these people to "bring home the bacon" for their district, but promise to cut taxes at the same time. I don't work that way folks.

Whoever is to blame, WE THE PEOPLE are still responsible

I say you must pass a test to vote.

Bush's fault!

we let this happen