That's pretty sharp because that cuts right past politics and to a core dissatisfaction people have been feeling for quite sometime....and it plays the guilt button which, as Obama illustrated, is quite effective.The second thing she did, which was brilliant, was the same week that Obama announced he was coming into town to campaign for Coons - she had a rally called "Democrats for O'Donnell" and had as her featured speakers LOCAL Democrat leaders who were dissatisfied with what Washington has been up to lately.

Is there an example of a democratic republic with a representative currency you can think of?

I have seen that infographic...The one piece of important data I believe it adds to what I wrote above is that throughout the history of marginal income tax rates in this country, there has been very little correlation between the rates and the party of the President.In other words, Republicans and Democrats alike favored high marginal tax rates for about half of the last century.

Originally posted by Jeff And Cheray Warner:[ Democrats and Republicans these days are both Liberal As is a majority of the population of this country.And there's nothing inherently wrong with having liberal beliefs (or any beliefs, for that matter).So, in a representative form of government, if the population is mostly liberal, it's probably a good thing that the government is mostly liberal.As far as having a government that just plain does stupid things, that's not a good thing...but we've seen that with both parties for many years now, so we really shouldn't be surprised

HUD lowered the floor from 40 micrograms/SQFT to 10, window sills from 250 to 100 and window troughs 400 to 100.Now, we see senator Portman who is a hard core conservative republican join others, including democrats, on this issue.For those who think that dust wipes ought to be omitted from the Toledo Ordinance, Portman's new regulation assures that dust wipes are necessary and visual inspection as is, is now obsolete."

@Jay Kaltenbach On related topic, did anyone see what democratic tax proposal include for retirement accounts?

Most people still think this is an issue of democrats versus republicans and issues with free market capitalism.

The tenant groups like the Democratic Socialists and Tenant Union groups are trying to come after your retirement and investments!

Our last few majors make Vera Katz look like John Bircheven though I have lived here for 17 years I read the SF chronicle the Santa Rosa press democrat.. and never read or look at anything local with regards to politics..

If signed into law, the COVID-19 Emergency and Economic Recovery Renter and Homeowner Protection Act, which Chicago Democrat Rep.