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Originally Posted by Area 51
Government must get bigger because population grows, GDP grows, everything grows. Isn't that obvious? The problem is efficiency of government. I'm sure we'd all agree on that problem.
It's natural for a President to have a bottom possible rating that is higher than Congresses because the President is of just one party. The base will never admit a mistake or a failure of their choice. On the other hand, it's easy for either side to say Congress is a failure because there is always a large number of the opposition present. Again, isn't this obvious? Or are you just trying to stir up an argument?
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No, I'm not trying to stir up an argument, and I agree with your above points about money's corrupting influence on all things political. However, I do not believe you can justify the size of the government by saying that the population and the GDP have grown. The
federal government is seriously bloated and should be reduced drastically. Why would you be opposed to scaling down the powers of the federal government and moving most government responsibilities to a more local level where they belong?
I do believe Pelosi is more despised than Bush, and I believe she's less effective. Mostly, I just find the whole
change thing very amusing. Somehow she forgot to end the war as soon as she got power. Change, my ass. Anybody can say anything, but when it's time to act things really do change, don't they? Like I said, Obama has already started trying to lower expectations. You gotta admit that's funny. In a pathetic sort of way. I can understand people voting for him just because they despise Bush and they would vote against any Republican. I can't understand people being so enthusiastic about him - they look silly. Especially when they are Canadian.