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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (50933)	2/29/2008 9:22:48 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) of 542946

So much of what goes on in Washington is a naive muddle; you can call it looney but I just think of it as stupid and self-serving. Every bizarre economic theory under the sun gets trotted out and tried eventually while we ignore the fundamental, structural problems of our borrow and spend addiction. Energy policy is an intellectual void on both sides of the aisle. I rarely see anything smart done in that area. Most foreign policy pronouncements come from folks who know little or nothing about countries and cultures outside our own. We make up what we would like to believe should happen then promise that it will. When it doesn't work we start pointing fingers and blaming domestic opponents. Makes me wonder why I devote the time I do to political subjects. It's a nice release valve from market stuff, and I can't resist dabbling in my old profession. But there is plenty to bitch about on the left and the right. That's why I'd like to see someone try a whole new paradigm. It can be any dumber or counterproductive than what we have now in the name of naked partisanship.

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