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Si! Nos Podemos! said 11/19, 10:56 AM
This is intended to be very open-ended. I hope there can be lots of comments, because I am interested in all kinds of input. This is-for the most part- an intelligent forum for us to bounce socio-political ideas off one another, and debate over our countlessly differing beliefs. I've grown very tired of all this partisan squabbling, and I'd hoped it would have dissipated after the election. It clearly has not, so let us hear what you have to say about the future. What are your hopes and/or fears? What are your ideas, theories, or priorities? Go any direction you see fit, and maybe we can find some common ground or acknowledge the vitality of our differences. I'm mostly concerned about the Obama administration, but we can consider things even further down the line if that's what concerns you most. The economy, environment, Darfur, Gaza Strip, Russia, lobbyists, partisanship, energy, Social Security, gay marriage, Venezuela, China, North Korea, Somalia (pirates, honestly?) Education, Health Care, Investment and Consumer Regulation, campaign financing, pseudo-fascism which Obama is accused of, GOP regressivity, Democratic totalitarianism, the list is infinite. Let's tackle some issues

Si! Nos Podemos! said 11/19, 11:51 AM
Partisanship has not been altered in definition, you're just upset that Obama so sweepingly won over the nation. If anything, your response is THE definition of the type of bitter partisanship we need to curb and heal. You completely ignore the GOP's role in the state of the nation we find ourselves in today, but just b/c Bush and Cheney were the worst tandem in modern politics, does not mean that this is all ANYONE's fault. Nor should we simply blame EITHER of the two parties, whose differences lie in fundamental beliefs on how our democracy should operate, not a GOOD vs EVIL platform. If you hope Obama is ineffective at best, you don't have the nation's best interests in mind, and I regret that you are the one to respond, b/c now I have to look down at comments to find something CONSTRUCTIVE. What i hope for is an end to traditional left/right wing ideating. It is clear that in the new century, old tricks aren't going to solve the problem. Our solutions for the last two economic crises were what landed us in this one. I hope for a new environmentally focused New(er) Deal that can create jobs & finally put us above par with EU standards for carbon pollution and consumerism.