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Originally Posted by theroc5156
Excellent post and I think you would find people on both sides of the fence in agreement.
The problem is, we are letting the government get away with it. We are blindly following our leaders not because we necessarily agree with them on issues, but that they go AGAINST the ideologies/beliefs/opinions of the "other side". Nobody wants to budge one bit for fear of looking weak or like a traitor to their party. We all know there are radicals on both sides of the political spectrum and unfortunately, we are letting these people (who are a minority) speak for the whole.
I tend to vote Republican and I was less than thrilled with the performance of the Bush administration. I don't think it was as terrible as most Democrats think, but I feel Bush sold out some of his Republican base. I know that I will disagree with the Obama administration on many things, but I made a promise to myself when I saw the vitriol against Bush and the Republicans that some Dems and uber-liberals spewed towards them and that promise was to keep an open mind on every issue and not to be afraid of agreeing with Obama. In other words, not to let the party define me and automatically blast the Obama administration with raging lunacy. This may sound funny, but I really hope that come election time in 2012 that I vote for Obama. Why? Well, if I do vote for Obama it's because I feel that he did a good job for the country in his first 4 years and helped make the improvements that are so desperately needed right now.
It's funny you bring up "taking a breath" in your post. I think this is exactly what the citizens of this country need to do. We need to chill out and relax first and let go of our outrages because these tend to force us into making poor decisions. Personally, I think many of these outrages people have are a bit phony and totally overblown. We need to live and let live. Worrying about who is doing what is useless, petty, and none of your business.
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Nice post, as was the OP's.
Though I would nitpick with the OP's opening statement:
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Being a legal resident in the USA gives me a impartial view of the American Political stage.
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Being a resident gives you an impartial view? I don't follow.
Really like the bolded part.
It just makes sense.
As for the outrage?
I am not convinced that the outrage isn't simply a result of the internet (a minority of posters).
Nobody I've talked to is as outraged and crazy as some of our more colorful posters. Most times, I assume many of our posters simple want attention.
I certainly hope our country isn't as unhinged as this forum would leave one to believe.
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