Yes and that's a real problem that I really have no idea about how to address. Unless a truly centrist third Party comes becomes a reality so that people can vote for the center without constantly being tugged to the Far Right or Far Left.

It goes back to that 52% to 48% split. There's always enough who want whatever the other side wants to give politicians political cover to obstruct movement on major issues.
Absolutely 100% correct my friend. It becomes nothing more than a matter of posturing and not really about addressing a problem.
My vote would definitely not be for escalating... and probably be for pulling of up to half of the current troops a year from now. Possibly leaving the other half along the Afghan Pakistan border as sort of a quick strike force and a buffer zone.
Well Pak has the bomb and that's something that is of great importance when we're talking about it's government control. Even coming from the Left side view I think Pak has to be of grave concern.

Sleepy or not
... your posts always seem moderate and well thought out without any hatred for either side.
Because of this, knowing that I'm slightly Left of Center but like to think of myself as a moderate, When I'm looking for a position to try and gage just how moderate I'm really being... I often look at your position.
Well country western and rap... that's certainly a clash. Maybe when it should be more pop (with my favorite video no pun intended) focused on what really matters.
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