I have for a long time been a middle of the road democrat,  by that I mean that I find certain things Republicans do and certain things Democrats do,  to be both good and bad.  I am not so liberal that I don't want the borders of this country protected and I am not on the right so far that I believe war is the answer to every problem we have.  The thing is anymore if you are a Democrat you are automatically seen by others as a Liberal and if you are a Republican you are automatically a Neo-Con,  this is very annoying to me and very disheartening to the political process.  I chose to be a Democrat because the party as a whole stands for social programs much more then the Republican party.  With those programs comes both good and bad I realize,  but no matter what I don't feel as if the Republican stance that free enterprise will take care of everyone is really a working platform to be followed.  To be a party who believes that life begins at conception and then to look to create war in order to kill people or just throw those less fortunate under the bus because they aren't entrepreneurs and are unable to afford food or the neccessities to live then tell them sorry it's all about the survival of the fittest(Darwin),  seems just a bit hypocritical to me and that is exactly what the republicans I know would and have said. 

What ever happened to the great politicians?????  I don't mean those who can get the pork barrel projects I mean those men and women who go to Washington, D.C. and stand up for what they believe in for the people who elected them.  It is a shame to sit back and watch these public servants doing exactly what they want and not paying the taxpayers a bit of attention or adhering to their wishes when it comes to a vote.  The people going to Washington are only out for themselves anymore and have caused such polarization in this country that no one wants to work with anyone else to come to compromises anymore.  Rather then doing the business of the people they table legislation if it isn't appealing to them or if it wasn't brought to them by their party.  The only thing our congress has done together bi partisan wise in a long time was pass the Homeland Security Act and take away our civil rights, then they voted to let that DimWit President of ours take us to war.  So basically they voted to give us all the shaft without even reading the damned bill before they voted on any of it.  How friggin' stupid do you have to be not to read a bill you are going to vote on?????? 

Anyway all I wanted to say was we are in dire need for a legislator or President who can deal with both parties fairly and take what they all say process it then come up with a proposition that will suit everyone,  but by everyone I mean the people of this country first and foremost.  To sit and watch our ##### President give his little speech the other day and tell the country that we are one of the richest in the world with a straight face and then say that if congress didn't allow our troops to stay in Iraq that our prestige in the world would become tarnished absolutely infuriated me.  The fact that he thinks Americans are as big a ##### as he is burns me up,  he is a friggin tool if ever there was one.  China is holding so much of our debt right now and it is all because of a war that never should have been.  The fact that when we went to war did more then tarnish our standing in the world it turned the world against us even most of our allies have had the sense to pull out of this ridiculous war.  We will never stop fighting terrorism no matter what it has been around forever and will continue to be there.  Terrorist will not stand up and fight as most armies do so it is a useless proposition to sit here and say we will win in Iraq when Al-queda is non-existent.  When that happens there will be 4 or 5 more groups to take their place.  Don't bankrupt the country chasing them everywhere, just practice an Isolationist policy and cut the rest of the world off then once you have your own borders and harbors secure you can go after those who would hurt us through other means matching theirs.  I know it's simple but usually simple is the most effective.