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Originally Posted by charlie g
Again, I must reiterate. There is no difference between Bush and Obama except-
maybe 40 IQ points and suntan.
These guys are from the same corrupt system and things will not change until people get a belly-full of the lies and propaganda. The arguments you guys are making are absolutely of no substance. Instead, they are talking points and mantra espoused by the elites that run the parties. This banter does nothing but entrench opinions and solves no problems. I think everyone basically agrees things have been fucked up for a while... but the powers that-be have turned politics into a football game and divided the average joe, Fox new sucks- Cnn is just as bad. Time to wake up guys... the government lies and until there is some sort of revolution, expect more of the same.
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We do not vote in a dictator, we vote in a president. A president will be the de-facto "leader" for 4 to 8 years.
My guess is, as soon as you become president you are sat down, and you are told how the game works.
It is likely irrelevant what the person elected as the temporary leader really wants to do - the system is much bigger than the person.
The oil industry for example, has been around much longer, and is waaaay more powerful than any one person, so we never really switch out oil for alternate energy options in any big way.
For better or for worse, no ONE person walks in out of nowhere, and gets to call the shots.
Unless the President is already well connected (ie Bush Senior, previous head of the CIA - Bush W, tied to oil like white on rice), it is very difficult to get anything done.
Sad, but true...