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Senate Races - 10/21/2008 5:52:26 PM

BitaTruble

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Many of us have been spending time on these forums speaking about the Prez race, but something almost as important is the fact that it's possible to have a 4-way checks and balances system in this country for the first time in a very long time. (Not sure it's ever happened!)

Executive, legislative, judicial and media .. all leaning liberal.

Is this healthy for our country? Do you consider this possibility and does it effect your vote?

We have one of those notable toss-up seats here in MN with Norm Coleman on one side and Al Franken on the other and right now, Franken is slight leading but really, it's too close to call mainly because we have an I running by the name of Barkley who is polling around 17% and founded the party which saw Jesse Ventura get elected. The dems would clearly like to see Franken win this seat and help push towards that magic #60 in the Senate and, of course, the pubs would like to cut the chances of that happening by seeing Coleman retain his seat.

We are, literally, being bombarded with negative ads including many that are using Frankens past as a political satirist and comedian against him and, of course, Coleman is being touted as a Bush clone to drive votes to the other side.

How important is the checks and balance system to you and the make-up of each branch of government given that the media, as a whole (some notable exceptions, of course!) is fairly liberal?

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RE: Senate Races - 10/21/2008 6:03:44 PM

Musicmystery

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We aren't at all Liberal. We're to the right of center, and have been for a long, long time. Look at Europe. Look at Latin America.

Our "liberals" are moderates at best---and our media is more conservative with each passing moment. Partly intentionally, and partly from laziness and poor reporting.

Checks and balances---historically Americans react. Since the Pubs have made such a mess, and did it in lock step, even popular ones have been shown the door.

The Dems then will have a golden opportunity to prove themselves---or lose it again, just as the Republican attempt to create a permanent majority backfired drastically by overreaching.

Since you ask for personal opinion---I'd like to see the party structure change. The Republicans are being torn apart internally. The Dems have historically done so too. Other major parties in our history have fallen (the Whigs, for example) and new parties have risen. The blind pursuit of partisan power has weakened them all, and I hope more and more Americans embrace new parties closer to their real interests.

But when I see people consistently voting against their own best interests, I have doubts this will happen. Americans like simple answers.

As Mencken put it---"Every complex problem has a simple solution---and it's always wrong."

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