tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636590871708901167.post493902749463158957..comments2023-05-04T09:15:37.226-05:00Comments on If I Were King: Golf & PoliticsMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036634810146169205noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636590871708901167.post-15617862825308829402012-01-02T23:31:38.834-06:002012-01-02T23:31:38.834-06:00What a coincidence. I spent an evening with a Nav...What a coincidence. I spent an evening with a Navy XO, and had a quite similar experience. It's amazing to me how we can find common ground with our supposed 'enemy' while the elected officials couldnt pass legislation declaring the sky blue.<br /><br />Honestly, I think the dysfunction is the result of a changing nation. When you poll by age group, you see a definite split. Were fighting a war against what we were, and what were becoming. That war has only one outcome, but the rearguard are fighting tooth and nail to the last man.Revyloutionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636590871708901167.post-51431245372679283312012-01-01T17:29:23.547-06:002012-01-01T17:29:23.547-06:00Thanks, Mike. I had begun to think that I was the ...Thanks, Mike. I had begun to think that I was the only one who had Republican friends who were moderate. Things that you read on the internet tend to only showcase the most vocal (and that usually means extremist) examples of both Liberal and Conservative points of view. Personally, I believe that if both sides would back up a little and hash things out at a local level instead of depending on 'Whoever Is Electable' we would be a hell of a lot better off.<br />P.S. The idea of getting the money out of the process and "Every candidate would get free TV advertising, but it would be on C-SPAN." ? I'm not sure if you meant that as a joke, but it both amused me and, at the same time, sounded totally appropriate.lefty891noreply@blogger.com