tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post2409336811886171645..comments2024-03-29T05:41:35.119-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Through the Looking-GlassFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-14311543813736387172008-01-04T17:59:00.000-07:002008-01-04T17:59:00.000-07:00Wendy: I think it's terrific that the caucus is a...Wendy: I think it's terrific that the caucus is an exciting event for you, and I don't want to detract from your excitement. But to think that 200,000 voters can, through a process that practically begs to be skewed by influence, public pressure and hard political graft, have such a huge impact on the national policies of a political party...I'd call that a bad idea. And I'm not the only one: it's worth noting that the caucus system, which was the idee fixe' of the 19th Century, survives in less than a handful of states.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you caucussers are and were very serious, and I can only applaud your energy at a time when most Americans wouldn't cross the room to vote if there was money in it. But I still hold my original opinion: the caucus system is fundamentally flawed, as flawed as the direct appointment of senators, and, like the old senatorial nomination process, should be defenestrated.<BR/><BR/>And I've never even BEEN to Ames...the image was pure rhetorical tricksterism at its worst. My apologies to the good people of Ames, who, I have no doubt, do their business in toasty indoor luxury as all of us surely hope to do.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by!FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-54372610375107478622008-01-04T05:19:00.000-07:002008-01-04T05:19:00.000-07:00I've been a lurker for awhile, but I just wanted t...I've been a lurker for awhile, but I just wanted to chime in and say that I'm an Iowa Democrat. I know our caucus sounds ridiculous, and it has been a long time since we've picked a 'winner'. But there is something so inspiring about walking into a room filled (and from what I could tell last night was record attendance but that's not official)with your friends and neighbors and knowing that they all are informed, give a damn, and care about what happens to our country. We all take our caucus responsibility very seriously!<BR/><BR/>Oh! And I've never seen an outhouse in Ames. Just sayin'! :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565822363205434409noreply@blogger.com