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blues90 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 01:21 PM
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What really troubles me about endless issues .
Here we have politicians on both sides where their first priority is to retain their seat. We know most of them have taken money from lobbys groups and corporations and we also know how much a compaign costs yet many of them are pretty well off. Some even buy an election with their own money. Look at Spector changing from a repub to a Dem is this not an obvious act of saving his seat?

Whether it's health ins re-form or wars or civil rights, jobs, wages, labor laws,climate issues, you name it.

With just that said, how are we as citizens expected for a second and using common sense and critical thinking to trust anything they decide?
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 02:04 PM
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1. If you ever trust any politician,
you are in for a real letdown. Been there, done that. It is not wise to trust politicians, no matter how great they may seem at the time.

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vadawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 02:05 PM
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2. +1000000 never trust what a politican tells you, judge their deeds and vote accordingly..
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 02:07 PM
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3. Judge them by ther actions. If they do not give you what you want, vote them out
The era of strategic voting has ended.
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-06-09 02:11 PM
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4. Vote issues rather than party or politician. Make them come to you.
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