The defeat of the legislation can be laid at the doorstep of opponents on the right and left, on congressional leaders who couldn't move their troops and on an increasingly weakened president and his White House team. But together it added up to another example of a polarized political system in which the center could not hold.
Then this made me realize I'm not alone in my feelings towards Congress:
The partisan blame game was already at fever pitch as the bill was going down yesterday. But to those far removed from the backrooms of Capitol Hill, what happened will fuel cynicism toward a political system that appears incapable of finding ways to resolve the nation's big challenges.
I'm sick of the finger pointing, and I'm sick of both sides blaming each other with neither one taking any responsibility for anything. Americans are not stupid, eventually they will figure out that neither the Democrats or the Republicans is the "chosen" party and hopefully will start electing people based on their ability to accomplish action rather than empty platitudes about who's fault it is.
We are growing ever closer to a collapse of the two party system as more and more people become frustrated with those in power in both parties. Historically this has happened before and it might be the best thing that could ever happen to us again. Realistically it's getting to the point where the question is, "How could it be much worse"?
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The best possible outcome imaginable would be the collapse of the current political parties.
Today Glenn suggested that we all contact our local boards of election and register as independents.
Make both parties work for their votes.
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