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Ted Cruz

7 (6.5%)

Rick Santorum

16 (14.8%)

Michelle Bachmann

13 (12%)

Chris Christie

23 (21.3%)

Rand Paul

49 (45.4%)

Total Members Voted: 107

[Urist Imiknorris]

wut

[Strife26]

People are idiots.

[Pnx]

People are idiots.

Not all of them, but yeah, kinda. Also, they're responsible for picking your leadership.

[FearfulJesuit]

And people ask me why I'm an anti-democrat. Why should energy policy be dictated by global warming denialists, education policy by young earth creationists, foreign policy by Islamophobes, health policy by homeopathists...? This can only possibly sound like a good idea if you take it as an article of unshakeable faith that Everyone's Voice Should Be Heard. And if you don't, things become much clearer...

[SalmonGod]

It's a tough problem... but I think says more about how society requires balance and respect for education more than anything anti-democracy.  It wouldn't be so bad if we dedicated more resources and cultural priority to fostering not just knowledge but critical thinking skills, and a respect for expertise. 

What's the alternative, anyway?  A handful of elites saying "We know what's better for you, and we don't care if you disagree"?  I don't think I need to explain the kinds of problems that leads to.

[GlyphGryph]

Well, I tried to make a suggestion for how we could improve things in the "better than democracy" thread - give them, at the very least, the opportunity and resources to become informed before they make any important decisions.

[SalmonGod]

Well, I tried to make a suggestion for how we could improve things in the "better than democracy" thread - give them, at the very least, the opportunity and resources to become informed before they make any important decisions.

Been too busy to get into any new threads, unfortunately.  Glanced at that one, but didn't read through it.

[GlyphGryph]

I think people mostly just wanted to argue about stupid stuff anyway, probably not looking into.

[kaijyuu]

No one liked my proposed system

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I didn't even get to writing out my proposal.

[misko27]

No one liked my proposed system

That's not true, I decided it sounded like the best idea so far, and I voted for that one. All hail Mastermind Kaijyuu's wife.

Barack HUSSEIN Obama is at it again.

Remember, these people play GOP general secretary when they go to the primaries...

There was a article in the NY Post about how a fire started on a truck on the 59th St bridge, and how it was backing up traffic (and it was, terribly, took the bus 30 minutes to get 4 blocks. He even started going "It's right there, It's right there"). And the comments were wondering how, exactly, Obama is at fault for this as he must be. I've made that joke, "DAMNIT OBAMA, YOU'VE FAILED ME".


Anyway, Anyone remember what I said about "The Paranoid Style in American Politics"? There is a reason the article specifically took aim at right wingers:http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/robertson-gay-people-deliberately-spread-hivaids-cutting-people-special-rings

[Nadaka]

Around work we have started joking every time something goes wrong, be it a waitress bringing the wrong food at lunch or a program failing to compile...

"Thanks again Obama!"

Its funny because its sad that people actually mean that seriously.

[Mrhappyface]

Ah, I remember the days when every other car had a Blame Bush bumper sticker.

[kaijyuu]

http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2589

[GlyphGryph]

Ah, I remember the days when every other car had a Blame Bush bumper sticker.

Admittedly, I only remember people blaming things he was actually responsible for on him (like the war in Iraq). I suppose its certainly possible people were blaming him for lots of random stuff though! People can be pretty stupid.