I should have bought a lottery ticket today...
Well, I'm not here to convert you so I don't have to "prove you wrong".
You certainly have your biases... err, beliefs
technically all belief is bias. So, don't get preachy about how I'm biased and you aren't.
And after many months of engaging into these pointless arguments over what some pessimistic people consider to be "failed ideology" with our current administration, I'm not even going to engage a debate with someone who is hoping for our country to fail just so they can be proven right.
1) I'm the grandest optimist of them all! I just don't get bullshitted easily, and most things are bogus. Being an optimist doesn't mean taking all that is said as fact and being happy about it.
2) I'm hoping for the country to fail? That is incredible. I've spent no less than 28 years praying (in a general sense) that this country continue it's long history of success.
3) Marxism/Socialism is a failed ideology. Everyone who tries it fails, period.
However, I just wanted to point out that your sweeping generalization of Olbermann was incorrect. If he was "exclusively" on the left then he would have never mentioned or even brought up a single Democrat on the issue of Health Care. This is not an issue about whether or not these Democrats are not "left enough".
Um, yes it is. He is pushing his far-far-left agenda by claiming that some Democrats do not support the far left ideal of socialized medicare. He isn't trying to be a centrist, he is trying to criticize centrists so they move further left. You talk about "bought and bribed" with no consideration of how sold out Olberman really is.
This is about Politicians on both side of the fence who have been bribed and bought by private insurance companies
Because, gee, nobody could ever disagree with a horror show like socialized health care on ideological grounds.... *shakes head*
That is so convenient that you can just dismiss anyone who disagrees with you as "bribed" or "bought", instead of listening with an open mind (
didn't you just give me a lecture about "bias") to their arguments and working through the problems. Intelligent people disagree, one of the great dilemma's of humanity.
to prevent something that the majority of Americans want... a public health care option. Yes, even many Republicans want this to happen:
Poll: Most Back Public Health Care Option - CBS News
When presented with the option of a government-administered health insurance plan similar to Medicare to compete with private health insurance companies, 72 percent are in favor and just 20 percent oppose. Even 50 percent of Republicans favor that option.
Boy, it's a shame the Democrats didn't get it through when it was still popular:
CNSNews.com - Public Opinion Sours on Health Care Reform, Polls Show
As of July 31:
WSJ Poll: 46% Disapprove, 41% Approve of Obama-care
Rasmussen Poll: 53% Oppose (37% strongly oppose).
Fox News Poll found no good reactions, 84% say their current health care is good or excellent. More concerning is that the presidents approval rating is dropping as he pushes harder for this retarded plan; that, not considerations over efficacy, equity, or high minded notions of democracy will sink the bill forever.
Looks like the tide turned on your democratic moral high ground. Now that the majority of Americans do not support it, will your opinion change or are you "bribed and bought"?
If you don't want to recognize that just so you can hold onto your biased opinion then so be it. At least now people can see both sides of the argument and make their own decision.
Again, the word 'opinion' denotes bias in it's very meaning, so what you said is repetitive. Like saying big huge, or fast quick.