"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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Dee D. Flint wrote:

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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[snip]
But you might ask why I seem to be busting Republican chops a lot. It's
because the Pubs have been in power for most of the last 50 years, and
increasingly so in the last 20.



Not really true. Although we've had several Republican presidents, most
of
the time the House and Senate had a majority of Democrats.


Lets go back to 1981 Using the Senate webpages as a reference, the
majority leaders are chosen on a two year basis. 7 times there was a
Republican Majority leader, and 4 times a Democrat.

Since you said 50 years (see your comment above), you ought to do your
calculation back to 1954.


There is a small complication from 2001-2003, as a republican switched
parties, giving a temporary Democratic majority.

So if you like, you can make that 6.5 to 3.5 ratio

The house of representatives has been solidly Republican since 1995.
Before that it was indeed, majority Democrat for a good while. Reference
House webpages.


Since all budget bills must originate in the House, that put the Democrats
in a powerful position for a long time regardless of what party the
President or even the Senate leader belonged to. The Dems had control of
the House for decades.

"Golden Rule: He who has the gold makes the rules."

Actually it's necessary to have parties with opposing views as it keeps
either one from going overboard in their approach.


Since 1980, we have had 16 years of Republican Presidents, and 8 years
of a Democratic President.


Again since you said 50 years, you ought to take it back to 1954.


We are looking at a 2:1 ratio of who's in power when. My advice is to
use that conservative infallibility, and fix the nation's problems
instead of blaming all on the minority.


The party in power always blames the other party. That's par for the
course.

I could research more, but I think I made my point, and Field day
looms. I hope you can participate, and wish you the best with any
surgery you may need to have.



Who's in power is often not as clear as we would like to fool ourselves into
believing. If the President is one party and either house of Congress is
the other, who is really in control? Neither can get much done unless the
other cooperates with them. During the Reagan and Bush Sr. years, the House
was controlled by the Democrats. While Reagan was fairly successufl in
working with the Democrats to get things done, Bush Sr. was not. One could
not really say that either party was "in control." Our government, with
it's division of power, was designed to prevent hasty actions on the part of
the government.

Yup should make Field Day if I feel up to it. Right now I am planning to go
but can't help with the setup. Surgery is scheduled for July 7th.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE