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Originally Posted by Hoosier8  No matter what branch of the government is in the White House, the Democrat controlled congress controlled what came to the floor. They could have brought something to the floor but did not, even when the Administration asked them to. So you are right, if the Administration want something done and the Congress wants to play politics, this is what happens. |
I don't understand. The Democrats have only been in charge since January of last year. Bush had 6 years of Republican complicity in his "war on...". The damage was already done when the Democrats came to power
Are you saying that the Democrats should give Bush whatever he wants (just like the Republicans? - look how well that worked) & if not then they are playing politics? Congress' approval rating was only a little above Bushes when the Democrats took over. It dropped further because people voted them in to change things then (due to the political process) nothing did. People fail to realize that without working together neither branch can accomplish anything. Bush's refusal to admit mistakes makes it very difficult to work with him on anything, so nothing changes.
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McCain was pretty decent, as you say, and every Democrats favorite Republican, until he started to run for President. Now the opposing side has to demonize him and I can see they have succeeded, at least with you.
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Nothing to do with the "opposing side demonizing him". I liked McCain in the last Presidential election until he lost (& Bush beat him) in the primaries. Pretty much after that point he has moved sharply to the right (and/or toward Bush) & away from his "maverick" reputation. That's when he started losing the support of conservative/moderate Democrats. I guess since he's so old, this is his last chance & he better not blow it.