If you were the president, what's the first thing you would do?

[Kataphractos]

But first and foremost, I would abolish the Tea Party so stuff that actually helps the people could actually get done.

There are so many things wrong with this, I can't even begin to try explaining it to you.

But here, we'll see how far I get:

1. It is most definitely NOT democratic to simply abolish any party that you disagree with. The U.S. still has a national socialist (Nazi) party that attracts less than 1% of voters... but it's still alive. Why? Because it's illegal to simply abolish a party at any level of government... especially just because you disagree with their beliefs/actions.

2. Every party has their problems... it seems as though you're ignoring that fact that every party stonewalls helpful legislation sometimes in the interests of their own power. You're quite ignorant if you truly believe that there's a party in the American political system that is NOT interested in its own power, above all other concerns. That's how parties work. They can claim whatever they want to (WE HELP THE PEOPLE, etc) but in the end their goal is only ever to accumulate political strength.

3. Perhaps some of the ideas that the Tea Party endorses actually WOULD help the people. Sure, some of it wouldn't.... but who are you to say that this party is worse than any other? Methinks someone has been listening to too much left-wing propaganda.

4. I want to make it clear that I myself am not a Tea Party supporter. But just because I disagree with their plans and methods doesn't mean that it's right (or legal) to simply abolish them out of hand because of that.

So... did I explain myself very well?

Wow. Just...wow.

I was being facetious more than anything with that last comment that you quoted. And FYI, I get my news (aka 'propaganda') from CNN, Drudge Report, New York Times, FoxNews, Reuters, WSJ (every great once in awhile), various local papers, and history itself.

 

[Badjedidude]

I was being facetious more than anything with that last comment that you quoted.

Well, then I apologize. It's hard to tell sometimes online when one is cracking a joke or not.

 

[Twinkle]

If I was the president here in the UK, I would stop all the 'Do-Gooders' and make the culprit of crime suffer the same as what they inflicted on their victim.
A taste of their own medicine on these heartless, and cruel people, 'might' just get them to see the error of their ways.