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Democracy’s dilemma: Why aren’t we solving our biggest problems?
The Hill ^ | 01/08/2024 | HARLAN ULLMAN

Posted on 01/08/2024 11:54:57 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Here is a question to be posed to the candidates seeking the presidency, in particular, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Why does it seem impossible to resolve the most important challenges facing the nation?

Throughout American history and especially in times of crisis, the nation has been able to come together. Today, that is unlikely. Sixty-plus years ago in the Senate, when Sens. Lyndon Johnson (D-Texas), Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.) and Mike Mansfield (D-Mont.) served, and 40 years ago when Rep. Tip O’Neill was Speaker of the House, despite huge policy differences, partisanship could be defeated.

LBJ contributed to Dirksen’s reelection campaign. O’Neill and President Ronald Reagan could have drinks in the White House.

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KEYWORDS: biggest; democracy; dilemma; problems
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A: Because democrats are now full communists.

There can be no negotiating when the other party wants to burn the place to the ground.


21 posted on 01/08/2024 1:14:57 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Objective: Permanently break the will of the population to ever wage war again.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

When are you going to learn U.S.A. history?

The United States of America is not a democracy. It is a republic!


22 posted on 01/08/2024 2:34:14 PM PST by StrictConstructionist
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Politicians fixing problems is like the Three Stooges performing surgery.


23 posted on 01/08/2024 7:41:36 PM PST by lurk (u)
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