Comments on: Rumsfield’s Resignation and Democrats’ victory over Congress http://desinotes.com/rumsfields-resignation-and-democrats-victory-over-congress/ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:49:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Joanne Tetlow http://desinotes.com/rumsfields-resignation-and-democrats-victory-over-congress/#comment-77 Joanne Tetlow Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:27:08 +0000 http://desinotes.com/rumsfields-resignation-and-democrats-victory-over-congress/#comment-77 You present a balanced view which itself is quite valuable and important. As Aristotle observed, the truth is somewhere in the middle, in the golden "mean." That is why Republicans have been saying that the Democratic party looks like the Republican party, because the Democrats who won this election are more centrist than other wings of the party. The American electorate is in the middle, and it is this moderation which keeps the polity sustained. Regarding Rumseld's resignation, it is quite common for generals and high-ranking officials to be fired during war--Lincoln did not hesitate. It seems it would have been better for Rumsfeld to have gone before the election, because the American people had preliminary stated they wanted "change" and at least this would have been evidence that the President was responsive to the popular will. It will be interesting. Divided government(the President and Congress of different parties) was been a commonplace in the 20th century, it seems that our separation of powers and checks and balances do work, but the question as you pose is whether Congress can stop the unproductive critical rhetoric and expend energy on balanced legislation. You present a balanced view which itself is quite valuable and important. As Aristotle observed, the truth is somewhere in the middle, in the golden “mean.” That is why Republicans have been saying that the Democratic party looks like the Republican party, because the Democrats who won this election are more centrist than other wings of the party. The American electorate is in the middle, and it is this moderation which keeps the polity sustained.

Regarding Rumseld’s resignation, it is quite common for generals and high-ranking officials to be fired during war–Lincoln did not hesitate. It seems it would have been better for Rumsfeld to have gone before the election, because the American people had preliminary stated they wanted “change” and at least this would have been evidence that the President was responsive to the popular will.

It will be interesting. Divided government(the President and Congress of different parties) was been a commonplace in the 20th century, it seems that our separation of powers and checks and balances do work, but the question as you pose is whether Congress can stop the unproductive critical rhetoric and expend energy on balanced legislation.

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