[Kid A]

Originally Posted by Kaylore

I don't like when any party controls everything. Both are arrogant turds that start to do horrible things when they control the big chair and both houses. Clinton and Reagan did their best work with opponents holding congress. As a Republican that does not believe people in power can help themselves because of human nature, I have no illusions that a Republican in power is any more immune to corrupting influence that power has on people any more so than a Democrat.

Agreed, and on the flip side, as partisan as I may be in this election, I agree with what Ezra Klein wrote today: this is an unusually big election in terms of domestic policy differences, but the campaigns have both gone over-the-top in making the differences seem like a choice for the survival of the nation:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...eak-hellscape/

Neither Obama nor Romney will turn America into a bleak hellscape

We’re at the end of a long and bitter election, and so perhaps it’s worth taking a deep breath and admitting something that typically doesn’t get said until one candidate or the other delivers his concession speech: America will survive either way.

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Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are well within the American consensus. In fact, they’re well within the Acela Quiet Car’s consensus. They’re blue state, Harvard-educated technocrats who like their information in chart form and their advisers sporting PhDs. They both believe in the genius of free markets, the necessity of a federal safety net, and the importance of a strong military. They don’t question the wisdom of the drug war, drone strikes or even most of the Bush tax cuts. Their records show they govern prudently, analytically, and honorably.

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Economically, we can expect a quickened recovery under either president. The housing market is turning the corner, consumers are spending, banks are lending, debts are getting paid down, Europe is stabilizing, and recent months have seen steady job growth. As Bloomberg News writes, “No matter who wins the election tomorrow, the economy is on course to enjoy faster growth in the next four years as the headwinds that have held it back turn into tailwinds.”