Charlie Earl's Blog Posts Tagged 'oligarchy' (4)

Each of the dinosaur political parties claims to promote a “big tent” philosophy.  Following their primary and caucus battles for the nomination, they scramble to the “center” to appeal to a broad sector of the American electorate. The flaming lefty Democrats attempt to appear more sane and reasonable, and the great Republican Establishment wants to be viewed as more “compassionate” and “inclusive.” If they were selling breakfast cereal, The Federal Trade Commission would cite them both for…

Quick! How many of you are aware that the two old parties’

quadrennial conventions are subsidized by taxpayers? For you more conservative

followers of the GOP are you now all-a-tingle knowing that your (borrowed)

taxes were used, in part, for John McCain’s grand RINO march across the stage

in St. Paul while fiscally responsible and possibly lamenting Democrats all

pooled tax dollars for Barrack Obama’s triumphant grand eloquence before the

pillars in…

If you are sick and tired of being given the same old choices when you go to cast your vote, your state legislature and the two old tired dominant parties are generally at fault. For more than 150 years the Democrats and Republicans have been taking turns holding power nationally and in most states. There have been periods of time when one party or the other dominated the political scene in various states and the country. Most of us, I suspect, would not consider one-party rule a healthy…

The two major parties have alternately governed the country for more than 150 years…yes, for more than a century and a half. For more than 69 per cent of our nation’s constitutional history, the Democrats and Republicans have clutched the reins of power. Despite a gut-wrenching, devastating war between the states, a severe and debilitating depression, and numerous other monumental challenges, the two old parties have managed to preserve their places in the halls of power. Some of the time…