But they love Obama in Europe

[StanF18]

Originally Posted by ssan586

.....As a totally non-partisan, open-minded, and intelligent individual, this back and forth bickering in our country really irritates me. With both, Democrats, and Republicans, it seems that everything everyone who is not on "my team" supports, is automatically stupid or doing something bad. I think people need to stop thinking like elementary schoolers jumping on a bandwagon and overlooking common sense, and join forces to do what is best for us all. We're never going to get anywhere as earthlings (yes, everyone is affected by these actions, not just folks in one country) unless we work together and stop the childish pursuit of conquering "the other team". It's pointless...

If everyone took a moderate, rational stance instead of forcing themselves into a radical corner (whether it's Far Right or Far Left), some important things could actually GET DONE.

However, you have made one false assumption on your post: that every adult in the US is as well-educated and well-read as the posters on this thread. Which is unfortunately far from the case. A sizable chunk of the country DOES "think like elementary schoolers". Unfortunately for Republicans, it appears they are getting the larger share of these, while the college-educated crowd is gravitating towards Obama. Gone are the days when young Republicans could take solace in Michael J Fox's portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties. As much as I loved that awesome character back in the 1980s, where can a well-educated individual gravitate in this day and age, given the fact that your typical Republican politician now denies global warming and denies that evolution is a real concept? Seriously, the GOP needs to re-evaluate their silly stances on some of these issues, and stop denying everyday scientific realities. Or they will make themselves even more irrelevant than they already are.