-= JR =-

as a whole, i give voters almost no credit. people dont care in general. you have your reasons for who you want to vote for. you mentioned "good for porn, bad for porn" etc. Thats been a common theme at election time for obvious reasons. But how rediculous is that? I mean, the conversation is not "preserving the intergrity of the Constitution" or "freedom of speech" etc... the conversation is about how the President may effect their bottom line. It cannot possibly get any more shortsighted than that.

Thats how people think and thats how peoples minds work. We are all too busy to worry about the details. Its overwhelming. But breaking it down to such a simple and irrelevant issue as "porn" when we are also talking about how it will directly effect the lives of Billions on this planet Its very shortsighted and narrow thinking.

The reality is that there are hundreds or even thousands of important issues that will effect how will all live, how well the US gets along with other countries, how much we will pay in taxes... or even if a President will one day stand before the world and say "i'm gonna fucking attack this country and i dont need your permission to do it"

voters dont care about those things. Too many factors, too many issues, too many things to consider and weigh, discuss and learn about. Too much for any of us to busy ourselves with in our already busy little lives.

thats what makes people as a whole cattle. Thats why people skim the news, pick out a few phrases and buzzwords that they feel either sums up the story or are consistent with what they beleive to be true or want to believe and are satisfied that they are informed on the issue.

How many people here blindly follow a party but cant argue or debate any particular issue. or better yet, have a clear position or stance on something but seem to be incredibly uninformed? it happens all the time. Its much easier to say "i am a Democrat" and go along, than to understand everything that means. Its easier. Someone else can provide all the easy answers and all you need to do is to go along.

there are bigger patterns and mathematical formulas that will prevail. Its not a question of "who is the best Democrat or who is the best Republican". it is that the system is not designed for one party to control the White House, the House and the Senate. It happens only as an anomoly, not as a question of "who has the best economic policy" etc. Democrats have this going for them. And unless to continue to fuck everything up as bad as they have in the last two years, they should find all the odds in their favor.

i said before that "for everyone outspoken moron, there is an equal and opposite outspoken moron" and that is what makes a two party system work. This rule will not be true for the next two years. The foundation of a two party system is rooted in each side criticising and blaming the other for all failures. This cannot happen now as one party controls all. There will only be one loud voice of criticism. There is only one party to blame now. This is the problem Republicans will face.

Though it seems nice on the surface for anyone who is a Republican, it will prove to make a second term for Bush almost impossible. Not because of taxes, economy or anything else, but because the system is designed to find a balance of power and voting behavior will always insure that happens.

maybe i am wrong. but history and mathematics is on my side.