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Old 08-29-12, 01:24 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Ducimus View Post
That's what worries me. Both parties are poloraized. Compromise, a word that in my opinion is the very core of statecraft, is now considered weakness. I fear our country will crumble into ruins all around us, and both parties will still be standing there, pointing fingers at each other, with neither having done anything to prevent it.
On the other hand if either party controls the entire enchilada you get runaway spending and gobs of social engineering.

I'd much rather have the gridlock.
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