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In reply to the discussion: Jane Sanders: We're Going To Hold Clinton Accountable After Endorsing Her [View all]TheKentuckian
(26,314 posts)How does one make those who do not believe in trains responsible for them running on time?
The people that support, fund, and vote for them have no such agenda and so the sad reality is their officials and candidates are held to account for when they on rare occasions break down and actually do the job they are not supposed to believe in. See the reactions to the folks that in times of trouble acted minimally responsibly like Specter voting for the stimulus or Chris Christie taking disaster aid and displaying just a little humanity. Similar goes for Charlie Crist.
Meanwhile, the rest of the nation that doesn't consist of delusional political nihilists is forced by the definition of circumstances to place their expectations on the folks actually claiming to do the job.
I get your complaint but as far as I can calculate the place it has to be addressed is to TeaPubLieKLAN primary voters and it better be good because it has to be convincing enough to change their basic philosophy.
The rest of us are pretty limited in available tools to further hold them accountable we can't refuse beyond zero to vote for them, same goes with funding then, we do vote for, support, and fund their opposition. We reject their failed policies, delusional world view, and ideology.
There are neither carrots nor sticks available to do anything else with them, they have already been cut off so fully that nothing can be done to further hurt them within the confines of our system.
Of course it would probably be monumental if the media actually did their duty and acted as the referee on the field and consistently made politicians to account to the facts then that chunk of swing voters would know that we have a party dedicated to destroying the government rather than a difference in opinions in how to govern and consequently cease swinging which in turn would negate or force a change from TeaPubLieKLAN voters but as a nation we have generated an environment that actually dictates that is not their duty because their actual legal duty is to make money for their shareholders.
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