tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post2006799931090904758..comments2024-03-25T03:31:09.538-04:00Comments on markrothmansblog: We Will Be Amused.mark rothmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06577361966051927102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-13460957415354618932014-11-06T00:17:34.672-05:002014-11-06T00:17:34.672-05:00In this election, there was no "best man"...In this election, there was no "best man" for whom to vote. My personal strategy was to vote against any incumbent, no matter how good, a grassroots attempt to institute term limits.<br /><br />But, as I was thinking this afternoon, I'm starting to believe that having a different party control both houses of congress than the party of the president is a good idea. If they were all three controlled by the same party, there would be no dialogue and no representation of dissenting views.<br /><br />And what I like about the this election is that while one party controls both houses of Congress, the majority party does not have enough of a plurality to automatically override a presidential veto of a bill with a 2/3 vote of each house (if I counted correctly). They are actually going to have to sit down and talk--and think--and work together--to override a presidential veto if a bill is that important.<br /><br />This could actually work if they all got off their high horse and stopped posturing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040535943910982724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251043500092242623.post-10627336403376088842014-11-04T15:22:11.695-05:002014-11-04T15:22:11.695-05:00I enjoyed this column very much, as it reflects so...I enjoyed this column very much, as it reflects some of my own sentiments. I'm no football or sports fan, so I follow politics with a mix of amusement and actual passion. I find myself voting in the interest of many people who seem to vote against their own, and sometimes I contribute a little bit of my time and a little bit of my money to the cause. I'm frankly not optimistic that things will get better before they get a lot worse. Tonight I'll sit back and watch to see how things go here in Michigan, and if it goes as many say it will, hope for somewhat of an enlightenment in the future. Not holding my breath, though.<br />-Lee MarkhamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060914884320829030noreply@blogger.com