Name:   architect - Subject:   Buteye did you even read my post? Date:   6/2/2018 7:31:41 AM

I said the problem is that most members of congress today are doing exactly what they were elected to do because the country is so divided and gerrymandered that the middle ground that believes in political give and take no longer have any say! I do not consider this a good or natural thing...in fact l think it threatens the well being of the nation!  I do not think the Democrats should consider it their sacred duty to oppose Trump no matter what any more than it was for the Republicans to do the same for Obama.  Some of us (most of us ?) prefer a middle ground on most issues...I oppose abortion but do not feel it is my right or the governments duty to force any woman to bear a child...I support an overhaul of healthcare based on each individual being required to purchase insurance and pay something for it, even if heavy subsidies are also needed, while making it illegal for employers to provide any form of health coverage...I support tax reform but it needs to be real reform which takes ALL taxes we pay into account rather than income tax alone...I support fair trade but you don't get fair trade by turning on your friends and doing stupid things that hurts our own people as much as or more than it hurts the economy of the nation against which the actions are directed...I despise the existence of "Black Lives Matter and consider it an insult to America, but I think it is time to get to the bottom of why BLM Is able to exist, there is a conscious or unconscious systemic built-in bias in many police forces...l support doing all we can to bring stability to the Korean Peninsula as long as we are not giving away the store just so an egominiacal president can get a Nobel prize!!!

I am pleased and thankful the economy is good and continuing to improve as it has been doing since 2010 ( the longest recovery on record...how long can it continue?) and even though it is still lagging in the number of new jobs created in the 15 months since Jan 20 2017 as opposed to the 15 months before...please direct me to your congratulatory posts pre 2017.