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> When elected members of a political party find themselves in opposition, they are not paid to just sit on their hands and say 'fuck it'. Remind me - did you
by anamax 17y ago
> When elected members of a political party find themselves in opposition, they are not paid to just sit on their hands and say 'fuck it'.
Remind me - did you complain when Dems did that to Bush? (Pre 2006)? You remember - "Disent is patriotic" and all that. Or is that somehow different?
Of cours, the Repubs actually do have proposals. You don't hear about them in the "tingly leg" media, so you'd have you'd have to look elsewhere. Or is that their fault too?
- anigbrowl 17y agoAs a matter of fact, I have, though I have not been here on HN so long. This is hardly the place for a political argument, but I believe a pragmatic approach is entirely compatible with robust debate. I do not care for the zero-sum outcomes which often result from or are promoted by the adversarial nature of our political system. But I learned very early in life that no matter how bitter a competition becomes, almost all the spectators are united by a disdain for the referee. This cartoon humorously summarizes my worldview; I like that fellow with the pipe. http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/sisdecadence/subgenius_big.jpg http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/sisdecadence/subgeni...
- anamax 17y ago> This is hardly the place for a political argument, but I believe a pragmatic approach is entirely compatible with robust debate. Interestingly enough, your "pragmatic approach" involves chiding Repubs for not making proposals even though they actually did. Why are you blaming Repubs for your ignorance of their proposals? (I'm not saying that it's necessarily wrong to blame them - I'm asking why you are doing so.) btw - You do realize that the fellow with the pipe is a smug parasite, right? Snark, while "cool", isn't actually productive. It's a way to feel superior without actually doing anything that justifies the feeling.