"This is not about one party or another.
This is about how the whole system sucks," Robin
Williams told reporters when talking about his new movie, Man
of the Year.
According to reporters,
Williams, "criticized the influence of special interest
groups, the millions of dollars needed to campaign for office
and the negative advertisements candidates use to hurt their
rivals." (more)
Just check out the latest
news. John Hopkins University researchers put out a study
about Iraq deaths, intentionally meant to influence voting.
One analyst stated, "This is not analysis, this is
politics."
I always thought objectivity
was required for scholarly work?
On the other side, David
Zucker, a long time Democrat-turned-Republican has created a campaign
ad that is even too negative for Republican strategists,
the negative campaign experts.
What's going on?
Isn't consensus the point of
multiple parties, multiple voices? Isn't the essence of
America that consensus enables the best solutions that best
match everyone's opinions, rather than just one opinion?
Yet, politicians are focused
on party domination, not the type of consensus required to
achieve much needed legislation. Too many politicians
intentionally avoid consensus so they can blame the other side
for legislative inaction, and on-and-on we go. Today it's
Democrats, tomorrow it's Republicans, etc.
I agree, Mr. Williams,
politics in America do suck.
