I really feel like I'm *missing* something ...

[dawg]

I just don't understand why thinking people would be willing to turn around after just 2 years and put the R's back in charge of Congress. Don't they realize how close we came to total economic collapse under Bush? Do they think a problem of that magnitude can be turned around in that short of a time?

Either the American public is really, really stupid or I'm missing something pretty big (perhaps stupid myself). I kinda hope I'm the stupid one, otherwise we're up shit creek. (*sans paddle*)

[hamsterjill]

1. Then I am "missing" something, too!

I totally agree with your assessment.

After eight years of Bush, I cannot believe that ANYONE would be willing to risk another atrocity by voting Republican.

The Democrats haven't exactly been perfect in my view, but they have always made a helluva lot more sense to me than anything Republican.

[Glorfindel]

2. You said it: "the American public is really, really stupid"

You aren't missing a thing.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Your error is in using 'thinking' as an adjective for the American people. In today's modern

world, people don't 'think' they listen to what's being said from those to whom they give power: preachers, pundits, news anchors, football players, bosses, or Hollywood stars, and simply allow those with power to do their thinking.

[lunatica]

4. Well I for one don't believe what the slanted media says anymore

Let's not forget that their bosses are corporations. If you were a corporation and you had the media what message would you make sure the American people get? I'd say the message would be whatever increases my corporate bottom line. Republicans increase wealth for the wealthy so therefore corporate money goes to the Republicans. So does the propaganda.

Remember when we used to say the military leadership of South America (think Noriega) was corrupt? Well now our country is corrupt. Money trumps everything. Just like in all those countries we feel so superior to. I keep repeating the word 'corrupt' a lot because I want it to sink in so I don't keep forgetting what we're dealing with. We're not dealing with a little corruption, or corruption only when we see it. Corruption is corruption. It's like being pregnant. You either are or you're not.

[Dogmudgeon]

5. There's probably abont 250 million reasons ...

... and the Supreme Court says we don't have the right to know where they came from.

--d!