09-29-2015, 09:40 PM
(09-29-2015, 05:40 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote: Very much so, and the only person that truly knows isn't going to admit to it so to me it's kind of moot. I put it in the same perspective as I do campaign promises.
I feel more optimistic than I have in a long time about politicians trying their very best to make good on their campaign promises; as much as possible considering they need others to buy-in in most cases.
The American public has given "all-talk, no action, sell-out to the special interests" politics a big old "fuck you!" and put politicians on notice. In the race for the Republican and Democratic nominations, a significant percentage of the population has rallied behind outsiders who don't represent the "establishment" (with which both sides and Independents are generally fed up).
I'd be surprised if the election isn't between two career politicians a year from now. Still, they'll have weathered some serious battles to get there and the political climate will have changed substantially. A very good thing, in my opinion.