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McCain: Congress 'disconnected' from Americans

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Posted by Fred 2008-03-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Duh

Posted by Shoth Speaking for Boskone8716 2008-03-15 00:06|| 2008-03-15 00:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Disconnectioned from Americans, hell - Congress is disconnected from reality.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-15 00:15|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-15 00:15|| Front Page Top

#3 They know what's going on. They're hoping for safety in numbers.

Posted by gorb 2008-03-15 02:31|| 2008-03-15 02:31|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm slowly warming up to this Mccain guy. ;)

Posted by AzCat 2008-03-15 02:49|| 2008-03-15 02:49|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm slowly warming up to this McCain guy.

You better hope he has the common decency to give a reach around.

Posted by badanov 2008-03-15 07:16|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2008-03-15 07:16|| Front Page Top

#6 However, you don't want to sound too confrontational in an election year.

Posted by McZoid 2008-03-15 07:19|| 2008-03-15 07:19|| Front Page Top

#7 You know, McCain's on to something here, not that it takes genius to recognize it. I can't think of anyone I know personally, or whose published opinions I have read in recent years, who believes the U.S.G. handles our tax revenue wisely. I think most Americans, right or left, thinks U.S.G. spending is out of control and needs to be drastically curtailed. The only real difference between the extremes is on where the cuts should come.

My question is this: when the government is disdained, if not held in complete contempt, by the majority of the taxpaying population, how long can a system of taxation based on voluntary compliance continue to work?

My intuitive belief is that it probably won't continue to work for much longer. Bankruptcy went from being a serious moral failing to a debt-management tool in less than one generation. General willingness to cheat the IRS in any and all ways possible will come even sooner.

Posted by Pancho Elmeck8414 2008-03-15 07:56|| 2008-03-15 07:56|| Front Page Top

#8 However, you don't want to sound too confrontational in an election year.

Strongly disagree. This election will end up being about either the Bush administration or the Pelosi/Reid Congress. Guess which one is less popular? McCain should run strongly against Congress. Don't let bHo/HrC run against Bush. Make them defend their Congress's record. Then, if he wins, he has a mandate to do what he proposes as opposed to what they dispose.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-03-15 09:02|| 2008-03-15 09:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Congress are a bunch of ho's for soros.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-03-15 09:17|| 2008-03-15 09:17|| Front Page Top

#10 NEVER requested an earmark?!
He must be part of a very, very small minority of people who can say that. If he can document that, it would be an enormous hammer in his toolkit.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-03-15 10:39|| 2008-03-15 10:39|| Front Page Top

#11 Congress: "Hello operator? It seems we've been disconnected from the American people."
Operator: "Your line is in service, and indicating no problems; they musta hung up."

Posted by regular joe 2008-03-15 11:57|| 2008-03-15 11:57|| Front Page Top

#12 Do you think so, John? They have been disconnected for a long time. Probably a good election issue. Congress approval ratings are lower than whale shit. Bush approval rating is somewhat better. Run against Congress, earmarks, elitism, and wasteful spending. The thing is how do you distance yourself from Congress since you are a part of this body?

Posted by JohnQC 2008-03-15 14:50|| 2008-03-15 14:50|| Front Page Top

#13 Congress will remain 'disconnected' as long as the people are denied 'None of the Above'. Amazing things will happen if both parties can't field candidates anyone will give a plurality to.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-03-15 16:30|| 2008-03-15 16:30|| Front Page Top

#14 This is one way McCain can trade on his "maverick" image the press has built for him the past decade.

And his is right on this - especially when it comes to Illegal Immigration and building the border fence.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-15 22:10|| 2008-03-15 22:10|| Front Page Top

#15 sorry left off the /irony tags on the last line of mmy previous post.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-03-15 22:13|| 2008-03-15 22:13|| Front Page Top

#16 #11 regular joe wins the thread! :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-15 23:46|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-15 23:46|| Front Page Top

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