tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post112208662568709878..comments2023-09-26T05:58:13.261-05:00Comments on Chaotic Fred's Tired of Bullshit: A response to a newly-linked site about the Republican Party:Mandelbrot's Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-1122620873538571892005-07-29T02:07:00.000-05:002005-07-29T02:07:00.000-05:00Don't worry about it, I'm too sensitive sometimes ...Don't worry about it, I'm too sensitive sometimes anyway! Thanks for a concise response to my long-winded thingie!<BR/><BR/>I certainly do agree with you about the increasing political polarization. I believe it's a huge problem. Lately I have been encouraged here in Oregon to see that some folks within the state's Democratic party are trying to add a statement to its platform, emphasizing Snavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763424943041003098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-1122603865549378002005-07-28T21:24:00.000-05:002005-07-28T21:24:00.000-05:00I don't disagree with the fact that the Republican...I don't disagree with the fact that the Republican Party leadership is a big problem; I simply believe that their party is not alone in that. From my observations, I believe there's a strong case to be made for saying that the Democratic Party leadership is an equally major problem. It's the blame game, and there's more than enough to go around for everybody.<BR/><BR/>My belief is that the Mandelbrot's Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-1122591304716835742005-07-28T17:55:00.000-05:002005-07-28T17:55:00.000-05:00In my own defense (and in the defense of my weblog...In my own defense (and in the defense of my weblog), I must say that the article I posted about Sensenbrenner was written by Bill Piper of Alter.net, and the one about Karl Rove was written by Paul Krugman. I wrote neither. I am definitely a left-winger, and I do like to post articles that submit interesting views from the left; but sometimes I agree with them, and sometimes I don't. While I Snavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763424943041003098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11559629.post-1122294472973254092005-07-25T07:27:00.000-05:002005-07-25T07:27:00.000-05:00Probably what mitigates against a viable third par...Probably what mitigates against a viable third party in the USA is its first "past the post" constituency system in elections. <BR/><BR/>Proportional representation, as in Germany, where representation in parliament for any party corresponds with its percentage of the popular vote, gives smaller parties a viable voice. <BR/><BR/>In the USA, eliminating the electoral college when electing a Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378087326571746733noreply@blogger.com