Washington's 20 saboteurs
John Avlon
The Daily Beast
Programming Note: John Avlon will appear on tonight's AC360°
They think you're stupid.
[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/03/25/art.getty.rush.limbaugh.jpg caption="Rush Limbaugh ranks on Avlon's list of Washington saboteurs."]
Ninety-three percent of Americans believe that Washington is too partisan, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll taken one month ago.
That's not a subtle message. Ninety percent of Americans rarely agree on anything—60 percent is a landslide mandate in elections. But the professional partisans and pundits in Washington have been falling over themselves arguing that bipartisanship is a fool's game as of late. They insist that Americans must get more sophisticated when it comes to the ways of Washington and embrace the town's bitter and predictable partisanship as both wise and inevitable.
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Filed under: 360° Radar • John Avlon • Nancy Pelosi • Rush Limbaugh |
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Yeah!!!John & Peter are right on about those who are causing partisianship & dividing our nation.Maybe if there are more reports like this one Americans can see the truth & realize those named plus a few more are misleading America.Tea anyone???
Term Limits for Congress would help eliminate the partisanship. A 12 year limit for Congress and a reduction in benefits including retirement would help solve many of the problems that alarm us about Washington.