Radio Smart Talk for Tuesday, August 2:
The debate over raising the nation's debt ceiling may finally be over (or maybe not), but in many Americans' minds, it could be the worst example of political partisanship in an era known for it's lack of compromise between the two major parties. Congress has never fared well in public polls. Polls in the last few weeks have shown the public's confidence in their elected representatives in Washington at an all-time low. Everyone seems to want to blame someone for the standoff. The biggest criticism was that Congress and the White House played politics with an eye toward re-elections next year while the nation's credit rating and it's economy teetered on the brink of a disaster.
Will voters take it out on their elected officials next year? Were the players actually aware of how angry their constituents were? Who wins politically in this deal?
Joining us will be Dr. Michael Federici, Professor of the Department of Political Science at Mercyhurst College in Erie and part of the new Mercyhurst Center for Applied Politics.
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And they are some of the stupidest people on the planet: their inability to recognize false speech, false appearances, false arguments leaves them at the mercy of snake oil salesmen, carpetbaggers, and ne'er do wells of all types, 98% of whom are psychopathic narcissists. All electable.
US voters believe the spin, ignore the facts, forget the important, and as creatures of habit continue to re-place the same criminals back into office until senescence.
I have very little confidence in the American voters, and less in the idiots they elect to office.
Having said that, if Bernie Sanders and Dennis Kucinich decide to team for a run at the presidency, I will campaign for them.
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