Quote Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
I think it's healthy for each party to take a beating just to "try" to find out where they really stand. Hell, the republicans answered to questions about abortion rights, stem cell research.........what is it that the Dems are so damn afraid of?
you don't show your hand when you're bluffing:

with their party riding high in a wave of media driven bush hatred, the last thing the dems want is for the public to get a good look at nuts and bolts of their agenda. with their recent history of temporary band-aids and whining defeatism, the last thing they need is for the voters to see the yawning void behind the rhetoric.

meanwhile:

with the current administration's bungling of everything they set their hand to, the reps are desperately trying to get the message out that they are more than just a one trick pony. they must use every venue to distance themselves from bush and company's futile tactics and bring attention to some of their more profitable ideas.

in short:

if this election is centered solely on our fiasco in the middle east, then we are doomed to at least four years of do-nothing social programs and ivory tower theatrics. if the public is more interested in the workings of government than its pie in the sky facade, then we might be stuck with more of the same two faced piety that has brought us to this sorry pass.

somebody please tell me:

how do you choose the lesser of two evils when they are both equally insane?