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I never know what I'm going to say. Most of this shit I just make up as I go along. But for the record h2c, most affirmative action policies amount to little more than tokenism. Any race-based policy is inherently discriminatory, and wrong-headed in my opinion. If the ultimate goal of affirmative action is to "level the playing field", those polcies could just as well be based on social/economic need, and still address the disparity caused by discrimination [ since minorities still suffer from disproportionate levels of poverty, crime, and poor education ]. But whether you wanna characterize Mikey Steele's appointment as affirmative action or tokenism, it still amounts to nothing more than cynical, cosmetic bullshit, and it insults the intelligence of the American public [ and for the purposes of my argument, I'm gonna pretend that's not an oxymoron ].
And I only expect Republicans to cooperate to the extent that it's in the best interest of the country. Just as I'd expect Dems to cooperate with a Republican administration in a time of crisis. That doesn't preclude oversight, or criticism. It's the duty of the opposition to question the administration's policies, and healthy, vigiorous debate is a vital part of the process [ Obama has said as much ]. But there's a difference between opposition on sincere philosophical grounds, and obstruction for the sake of scoring political points.



Since you’re the only liberal on earth to publicly admit this, it does little good. Moreover, I sense a doubting sneer in your tone that leads me to believe you’re simply telling me what you think I want to hear.

I am all for feeding the hungry and giving help to those who need it. America was founded on the idea that anyone is free to succeed in life, the flipside is that everyone is also free to fail, and I have no qualms allowing someone who doesn’t even try to fail utterly.

I have no objections to making available for everyone, the tools necessary for them to succeed on their own, what exactly those tools are is debatable, but to hand someone everything they need for life leaves no reason for a person to strive. The destination is not as important as the struggle to get there and it is the struggle that makes us better and richer human beings, for the experience.

The opposition for oppositions’ sake is not a republican idea but one used by both parties. Just as both sides like to use scare mongering, propaganda, and down right lies, to sway the voter. So who’s going to be the one who breaks with these hallowed American Political Traditions? Obama “says” he is, but the evidence thus far is scant. No, the only real solution is a real third party.