The senate is such a joke. (bipartisan)

[Hudler]

It's a good thing Bill Clinton isn't around,the female pages wouldn't be safe if they have cots in there.

[ghostrunner]

Five million dollars to the first person who Photoshops a few of these Senator's heads onto the Breakfast Club movie poster.

[Radio_Bugtussle]

Not an exact quote, but very close....

"The senate serves a useful purpose by keeping 100 rich, powerful men (and sometimes women) from mismanaging and bankrupting businesses in the real world."
P.J. O'Rourke

[Cronos]

Seriously, there is a freakish validity to that. I wonder if the one in the middle wouldn't be the brunt of both attacks though.

It should work the same way the checks and balances system is supposed to work, ideally. One balances out and moderates the other two, the next one balances out and moderates the other two, etc.

I think the majority of the problems with government is that it's bipartisan, really.

[AJ]

I think there should be a law that you can't serve two consecutive terms in any federal office. We elect our house of representatives for two years of service, not one year of service followed by a year of campaigning to get reelected.

[sighyoung]

I think there should be a law that you can't serve two consecutive terms in any federal office. We elect our house of representatives for two years of service, not one year of service followed by a year of campaigning to get reelected.

A law against serving two consecutive terms, though, would eliminate any institutional memory from the House and Senate, and transfer even more power to congressional staffs and to lobbyists, who would know the ropes and function even more as unelected elites.

[ghostrunner]

I think there should be a law that you can't serve two consecutive terms in any federal office. We elect our house of representatives for two years of service, not one year of service followed by a year of campaigning to get reelected.

A law against serving two consecutive terms, though, would eliminate any institutional memory from the House and Senate, and transfer even more power to congressional staffs and to lobbyists, who would know the ropes and function even more as unelected elites.

Yeah, I'd just make the terms longer. I don't like term limits at all. If someone needs to be thrown out, they'll be voted out.

[haltz]

I have a rave that may not go here. But back when I smoked lefties, watching the British Parliament on C-Span was one of my favorite things to do.

Am I the only person that was fascinated by this? The old SNL parody wasn't nearly as great as the real thing.

[ghostrunner]

I have a rave that may not go here. But back when I smoked lefties, watching the British Parliament on C-Span was one of my favorite things to do.

Am I the only person that was fascinated by this? The old SNL parody wasn't nearly as great as the real thing.

I'm thoroughly jealous of it. I'm not sure it's any good, or any more effective, but it is more interesting to watch. If your not a fan of George Bush, and aside from the terrorism issue I'm generally not, he would never make it in that system.