I'm not particularly sure what's not to trust about Obama....the healthcare bill certainly wasn't what progressives wanted but neither was Social Security or Medicade/Medicare when they were started....perhaps my greatest disappointment is not prosecuting the Iraq war criminals...all of them should be in jail...The reason I hold on to any hope is the MASSIVE public disapproval with congress. The message is loud and clear: we did not elect you to act like children; we elected you to get done. Oddly, the last time our Government really worked together was in the Clinton administration, and the polls show that was the last time America really had confidence in our Government. Coincidence?
Man, I had a ing long post with my thoughts on the subject and then the internet decided to eat it.
The short of it : I blame the science of marketing and deep pockets on it more than anything else although our lack of critical thinking as a society is also a huge key. I believe there are plenty of qualified people but none are able to win against professional campaigners.
What a fantastically interesting theory. I was just speaking with people today - much smarter than me science people - who have tried to completely disconnect from political news because it seemingly just fosters feelings of frustration and inevitably bitterness.
When you consider that even the worst off of us typically have relatively comfortable lifestyles then its hard to give politics too much attention when it just feels pointless.
I would not be at all surprised to learn that the negative stress related to political information does indeed manifest itself with some negative effects towards general health.
Politics is not for the weak-minded ...just ask all the stoners in the club...
doesnt help when u have ty candidates and force to vote either one....
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