The Worst Part About This Election

Submitted by No Labels Blogger on August 26, 2012
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THE WORST PART ABOUT THIS ELECTION: No matter what happens, we're likely to be mired in the same gridlock next year that we've been in this year, Doyle McManus writes. If elected officials don't start working across the aisle to find solutions, our problems will continue to grow. America can't afford four more years of a government stuck in neutral: Doyle McManus for The Columbus Dispatch: Regardless of who wins, it'll be same ol' gridlock
 
NO SOLUTIONS FROM CANDIDATES: Both major presidential candidates have used the blind cuts set to effect defense and domestic spending programs as talking points throughout the campaign to show how high the stakes are. But neither candidate has actually talked about a viable solution. The stakes are high -- and now is the time for real leaders to put results over rhetoric: Jeremy Herb for The Hill: Obama, Romney show little interest in pre-election day deal on sequestration
 
RUNNING ON COOPERATION: President Obama said in an interview that four more years with him at the helm would result in across-the-aisle deal-making between Congress and the White House. Regardless of how true that might be, it is a step in the right direction that candidates see the value in running on problem-solving: Ben Feller for RealClearPolitics: AP Interview: Obama Says Romney Holds "Extreme" Views
 

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STAT OF THE DAY: This year, the Senate has spent on average one less hour per day in session than in past years. In the House, the average is one and a half hours less than in past years. This adds up to 100 fewer hours spent in session in the Senate and 150 fewer in the House than in past years. Mario Trujillo for The Hill: Congressional calendar on par despite legislative inactivity
 
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