Comments on: Lopez-Obrador is my President http://kate.kateandneil.com/30/lopez-obrador-is-my-president/ Surprisingly above average Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:10:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Noah http://kate.kateandneil.com/30/lopez-obrador-is-my-president/#comment-32 Noah Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:24:06 +0000 http://kate.kateandneil.com/30/lopez-obrador-is-my-president/#comment-32 you know, I think the reason people in the US are disconnected from politics is that they don't feel affected by it. Bush's approval rating is what, 32%? But no one's marching on the street to get out of iraq or impeach the guy because, as much as we all dislike him, we don't feel the effects of his policies. Long term I'm sure we will, when Social Security hits the fan, full disclosure about Abu-Ghraib and Guantamo are leaked, and you and I are paying off the national debt, but for now, everything's just gravy. Our problems are hypothetical. Contrast that to Mexico, where the majority of the population has been living in the dirt for years. Their problems are more immediate. I like your blog, Kate, even though I'm unused to calling you "Kate." Isn't Tom a thoughtful guy? you know, I think the reason people in the US are disconnected from politics is that they don’t feel affected by it. Bush’s approval rating is what, 32%? But no one’s marching on the street to get out of iraq or impeach the guy because, as much as we all dislike him, we don’t feel the effects of his policies. Long term I’m sure we will, when Social Security hits the fan, full disclosure about Abu-Ghraib and Guantamo are leaked, and you and I are paying off the national debt, but for now, everything’s just gravy. Our problems are hypothetical. Contrast that to Mexico, where the majority of the population has been living in the dirt for years. Their problems are more immediate.

I like your blog, Kate, even though I’m unused to calling you “Kate.” Isn’t Tom a thoughtful guy?

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