Ronaldus, Ill take a few minutes to reply. I dont think we disagree that much, but there are some things worthy of mentioning.
There are many examples of various politicians for one reason or another that votes against what is probably the majority of thier constituents wishes. This isnt anything new. For the most part though those voters have a path to recourse when it comes to the ballot box in 2 or 6 years, or in some cases through a recall election. In America we have a representative democracy and those we elect to represent us, while they are in office in theory, the decisions they make are the wishes of the majority. Obviously there are some flaws in this design. But that is the design. I can think of many examples of my own elected officials who did things that I have disagreed with. I think the interesting thing to point out though is that this is a double edged sword for the elected official. If they go with the majority, they are a poppulist and probably a flip flopper, and if they dont, they are a special interest minded selfish monster.
As I have said before, I dont buy into this media blame game as much as some. I equate it as complaining about the referree in sports. It is all part of the game.
Any more though, with the news media industry what it is, people all to often simply tune into the source where they are going to hear what they want, and something that meets thier pre-conceived notions.
The other factors that I havent discussed when it comes to voting one way or another(especially in Congress) is that special interest comes into play, but more than special interest and campaign finance, is the party loyalty that often comes into play. Personally I would rather have all notion of political parties removed for the most part, but the two major parties are far more powerful than any special interest group, or constituency wishes.
I guess. But I also see the utter humour in the whole thing. Setting aside the obvious and previously mentioned sexual innuendo, there is the fact that tea has largely gone out of favor among Americans in modern times in favor of coffee. But I am simply getting into a petty word game here. As I said before, the right wing establishment has done well in thier placing various names on things.