The problem with American politics is...

All government, of course, is against liberty.
H. L. Mencken

The problem with American politics is...
the political advertisements and the associated lobbyists.

Even if we had more it would be the same, People don't pay enough attention to keep them honest.

The problem with American politics......we need more then 2 parties. The Oligarch comes in and buys both of the parties we have......what good are two parties?

teddy14, Quayle said that, and lots of other stupid things, plus he spells tomato with an e.

"If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure" - Al Gore

"We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate."
Thomas Jefferson

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Benjamin Franklin

"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine." - Thomas Jefferson

Incredulous, I love that one. How very true.

our greatest leaders have been reluctant to hold office:washington, jefferson, lincoln, f.d.r.

the problem with american politics is that politicians are ambitious to win votes and hold office, not to lead or govern, thus they assume any popular position to win votes (this is the definition of 'politically correct' - take any position that will win votes) even if the majority position is wrong.
?majority = wrong? wiki 'spanish inquisition', 'slavery', 'protestant reformation', 'witch burning', 'universal suffrage'..............
this country has never had such a lack of leadership.

"First, kill all the lawyers."
-Wild Bill Shakespeare

The problem with politics is . . .

It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling into error.

-- U.S. Supreme Court, in American Communications Association v. Douds, 339 U.S. 382,442

Nice quote, JanforGore.

Thanks stephen. Let's just hope enough Americans remember what *not* to do this November, when they're at the voting booth.

The problem with American politics is that it excludes the American people.

nice phoenix, I'm glad you remember that. That was a low point in American public discourse.

The problem with American politics is people vote for a president "who they'll want to have a beer with" instead of someone who can really do the job.

"He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. "

Thomas Paine

---Words to live by, especially given the current administration......

the problem with American politics is, it's made up of politicians.

Yay! Congrats, Shannon!

It can be a problem, but it can also be a great thing, right? I hope so at least - it'd be too depressing to think otherwise.