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There are two problems in the US political system:
1 - Presidents only get two terms... so if they get a second term, they usually turn into gift giving ass kissing put all the party guys in cushy jobs and get them out of jail mode morons that will do anything for a buck
2 - House and senate members can be elected forever, so they let the president get away with shit because they don't want to rock the party boat.
The check and balance goes even more out of the window when the majority and the president are from the same party. No Republican senator or house member is going to crap on the president because they would be indirectly taking a dump on themselves. So everyone looks the other way, only glancing over if the media makes a huge stink over something.
I always get a laugh about the idea of "tax and spend" liberals. Usually, the democrats get in after some republican dude has spent the US into a hole (or cut taxes without concern for the debt), leaving the democrats with usually no choice but to raise taxes to pay for what the last fool did. When things get all back to normal, the republicans get re-elected and they spend the US back into a hole.
Fucking insane.
Alex
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