Political Ping Pong

From blogger Steve Scott:

I've been hearing in the news lately how Americans are fed up with the Republican Party and their scandals and wars and spending and spying on Americans. As a result the Democrats stand to gain greatly this election. But why?

Don't Americans remember that the Democrats screwed this country over so bad that they voted for the Republicans as a result? And the Democrats only had a chance to screw us because Americans were so fed up with Republicans screwing us after the Democrats screwed us because the Repub...

Are Americans really that stupid? Guess so.

Then again, maybe Americans are starting to realize we are screwed over less badly when we have divided government (President from one party, one or both houses of Congress controlled by the other), than when one party's in charge.

Perhaps it is fair to say, however, that Americans are too stupid to even consider a third party or independents. But maybe we're focusing in the wrong area. Perhaps it isn't the parties that screw us, it's government that screws us - no matter who's in charge.