The questions no one ever asks are why are they trying to get reelected, and why are they trying to regain control of Congress? It seems from the moment they arrive, their main goal is to perform some function or say some thing that will ensure that their voters back home will remain endeared to them at the end of their term. Was Henry Kissinger correct when he said, "90% of politicians give the other 10% a bad name?" Does Charlie Rangel love serving the people of New York, or does he enjoy being a congressman? What if we eliminated the possibility that it could be the latter?
If representatives and senators were limited in the number of times they could serve in office, the lure of the vote would not be as strong. Maybe they would perform their representative function. Maybe there would be compromise instead of stubborn and irrational opposition. Maybe then their language and their actions would have some heft.
As P.J. O'Rourke once said, "the Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it." 
What if it didn't matter what they said, and they got to the business of doing?
Well, hopefully, Dan Quayle had it right when he said "the future will be better tomorrow".
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1 - El Bicho
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2 - christian
Muslims that intend to build their prayer center near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan
If this were to happen, or if those are too afraid (politicians) to speak out towards this issue, yes issue, which is ridiculous. How in the world would we, Americans, and I don't care what party we are speaking from, allow such thing. A prayer center for Muslims. Why do they believe they have the rights, or even consider doing such thing. They need a place to pray, and they decide to build it near ground zero. Not yet understanding. religion? how many sin a day, and Muslims are not allowed to do a lot of things that they do. But they want us to understand their religion, and respect it when 99 percent are violating their own religion and don't practice it as they are suppose to. Ground zero for Muslims? and we wonder why we call it ground zero.