Steele's Speech to the RNC, 19 May

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Note, when I say business I do not mean a group of old rich WASPs sitting in a dark room drinking scotch and smoking cigars figuring out how to run the world. I mean it in more open sense.

[Flint]

Its difficult to discuss this topic without sounding like a complete nutjob but it seems ...

Of course the two-party system is designed (or has evolved) to keep the public's attention focused on a handful of divisive issues, while the politicians, who have passed through the necessary, purposefully-designed, prerequisities to acquire their power are equally (regardless of political flavor) beholden to corporate interests.

Of course the public is ping-ponged back and forth between two (AND ONLY TWO, from now until the end of time, if the current system operates as designed) different-seeming parties, who actually agree on a core set of issues--the ones that nobody ever talks about, or think that they would sound like a "nutjob" for mentioning.

What part of this is not self evident?

[richlevy]

I know of a very conservative Republican who after the 2000 election put up a picture of a crying baby bordered with "Seal of the Democratic Party".

I'd think about putting up something similar about the Republicans, but so far their message is too disjointed to even make fun of. Any elements that do have any cohesion are so mired in self-parody that there's nothing left to joke about.