Time to Start Paying Attention, America!

[Warsaw]

Well in America the president has more power over the congress than other countries that's why it's fine to use him as a scape goat in a discussion I guess :P

Or so most Americans believe, apparently. Ugh, too much stupid. I wouldn't say he has more power, just more influence. The President's sway on Congress is directly related to his approval rating, though. The lower his approval rating, the more Congress ignores him. That's the entire reason that every President has the "100 Days" thing, because that's when he's most popular. Then there's the whole "Commander and Chief" debacle. He can send troops in, but only Congress can declare war. Welp, what do you get when he sends troops in and doesn't get Congress to declare war? You get Iraq/Afghanistan. Yay.

@Paladin: Fair enough, I was just checking. The tone of your last post almost sounded like it was accusing me of being two-faced and lambasting Bush while defending Obama. I don't discriminate: I support none and lambast all.

@Zeph: Yup. This guy is a power-hungry psychopath, but, unlike Palin, he is not insane.

Wake up.

Hence thread title, brosef. The whole democratic system has been fucked for a few decades now. It's one big circle-jerk.