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Quote by: SoylentGreen  Excuse me but that's not politics, that's just plain crap. Your admitting that the whole presidential campaign is about finding the person who can lie the best.
The president of America , like the Queen of England is a figure head. But instead of giving the position to the first born like any mature society would Americans hold a reality TV contest to find the American idiot. |
Did I say just the presidential campaign? All campaigns, all pols hedge... etc. I've both helped to run campaigns: including that of my own father, worked for Goldwater and Nixon... maybe it's "crap," but it is part of the political equation... except those who insist they have a direct line to God. Those are the ones who really scare me.
Figurehead? If Bush has proven anything BS, it's this. People who think he just some figurehead simply aren't paying attention: like how he just said he personally approved torture... um, "enhanced techniques." Now some treat it as if they're just a figurehead, but no way, in any document, is that stated. Implied? No, not even that, but of course one can interpret syntax pretty much any way one wants: that's why there's idiots out there who probably still think
Puff the Magic Dragon was a drug song. In fact the office of president is suppose to be subject to checks and balances more than it has been: but it clearly hasn't. That's why actual
declared wars in the true sense of the phrase are rare. The checkers and balancers usually just let the pres do it if he'll offer up some half ass reason like Iraq just might, maybe, strike us with nukes if we don't. (To be fair that was more Condi, but it was more an example than historical in nature. But there are plenty of examples he offered too.)
Some presidents are actively engaged and like to micromanage. Clinton did that. Some are a mix: some say Bush II here but I think he's been a hell of a lot more active and hands on than anyone will ever admit; deniability being needed. More like Ronny: now
there was a figurehead. That's not good or bad, it just goes to style. One hopes the most horrid ones will be more "figurehead." Unfortunately, that's most often NOT the case.
Now, if I were an arrogant twit I would claim here I just made you eat your words: but I'm not, I didn't... and given your screen name the whole concept's a little gross...
but also funny...
(Just joking, obviously.)