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Originally Posted by FRPLG
What Obama and his administration are, apparently, is shockingly inept at communicating and framing discussions. Either that or those like you, who believe he isn't necessarily stifling growth, are naive. That's not an accusation but more of a logical observation. Either he sucks and is stifling growth or he isn't. Considering his generally likability and a relatively forgiving media I can't understand how he is able to do such a good job but no one, outside of his diehards, perceive that he is. Why do you think that is?
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Just to apply my theory about the new media age to Congress for a second. They are at an all time low, 82% people polled believe this Congress is the worst in decades. Now that's not me being overly partisan, that's what the numbers say. However, I feel much of this sentiment is due to the fact that everything is real time now and we're privy to such a deluge of information and now all the sausage making is out in the open. While I think this particular Congress sucks, I'm willing to bet that things weren't all that different in the days of Jefferson and Adams. We just see more, hear more, and know more -- therefore our views and opinions are more pointed than ever before. It's also worth noting that while people generally feel every Congress sucks, they tend to like their individual representatives and are willing to vote them back into office.
I'm sorry guys, I've taken this thread way off topic. My bad.