Single Payer = Socialism

[Rapscallion]

The inept keep getting voted in because all people see are the "-R" or "-D" behind the name on the local news. Or, only certain people (Obama and McCain recently) get shown so much on the national news that they are the ones who are made into the only names people know. Tell the media to actually show ALL candidates fairly, then there may be some better people to elect.

Just because someone's Republican or Democrat does not automatically make them incompetent.

Besides, Canada (which the US isn't) has a population of about thirty-three millions, according to a quick google search. The US has a bit over three hundred millions. Are you saying that there's a greater proportion of competent people in Canada than in the US? Alternatively, are you saying that the competent people in the US stay out of politics?

I'm afraid I cannot consider that everything done by a government in the US is wrong - whether that be the Bush side or the Obama side. Were that the case, no bugger would vote for them.

Rapscallion

[Salesmonkey]

A lot of people have been posting "the US gov't is incompetent, they'll just screw it up". Refer to the original post. Fire defense, National defense, law enforcement, and subsidized higher education- are these things failures?

[Gravekeeper]

The media played a huge role in the last few elections. Look at 2008. Obama was shown in a positive light only, while McCain was shown in a completely negative light. There was nothing negative on Obama.

<wince>. Way to unintentionally demonstrate your own point about the media by parroting a common narrative the media invented.