We need to get a parliamentary system already. Get something like Europe so minority parties can actually get some representation and we can break the stupid two party, shit slinging politics. And on top of that, maybe get some legislation passed in a reasonable amount of time.
A parliamentary system by itself wouldn't help. It has more to do with the actual electoral system rather then the type of government. A lot of countries feature parliamentary systems of government, but still use a 'first past the post' electoral system, ensuring that 2 or 3 parties still maintain all the power and the vast majority of seats. Both Canada and the UK are often referred to as 2.5 party systems because although there are one or more additional viable mainstream parties when compared to America, the interchangeable third usually only enjoys any influence as a member of a coalition government. To really shake things up you have to get some form of proportional representation. This allows smaller parties to have more influence on a national level. The downside is a loss of stability and (depending on how it is implemented) a loss of regional representation to some degree.
"I just hate the fact that it's cool to hate Bush. I bet at least 75% of people who "hate Bush" know nothing about his politics or even politics in general. I'm not saying he's the best President, because he's not. I'd consider myself pretty conservative and I can't say that I like him. He's not very articulate obviously, but that doesn't make him as stupid as people make him out to be. Younger people piss me off the most with their "I HATE GEORGE BUSH HE KILLED MY DOG" shit. You don't know any of what you're talking about, don't talk."
Yeah, I hear that. A lot of people just jump on the bandwagon. Like I said before, it's amazing to see how so many people throw 'neo-con' around without having any idea of what it really means. A lot of people credit Bush for foreign resentment of America as well. He certainly didn't help, but you're a fool if you think the overall opinion of America was positive around the world before he came into office. American foreign policy throughout the second half of the 20th century has been very beneficial to America and a select few other countries, but it also has it's price. In general I find it best to just ignore anyone when they talk about politics. Chances are they're just going to repeat something they heard on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, The Daily Show, or read on Daily Kos. And then you get the people who just regurgitate stuff from first and second year poli-sci classes. They're probably the worst.
