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But When Others Suggested That The Poor Should Not Simply Be The Objects Of These Programs But Also The Subjects - That They Should Be Actively Involved In Shaping The Programs, Making Decisions About How To Spend The Money Etc. - Some Of The Previous Supporters Reconsidered.

Excessive Partisanship Is The Problem. There Has Never Been A Democracy In The History Of The World In A Polity Of Any Size Where You Didn't Have Political Parties. Even Sometimes Over The Objections Of The People Who Started It.

In The Debate Between Those Who Believe In Essentially Unregulated Markets And Others Who Hold That Reasonable Regulation Diminishes Market Excesses Without Inhibiting Their Basic Function, The Subprime Situation Unfortunately Provides Ammunition For The Latter View.

But On Those Occasions When I Do Strongly Disagree With The Democrats And I Don't Say Anything, I Think I Forfeit My Right To Have People Pay Attention To Me When I Say The Things That I Don't Like About What Republicans Are Saying.

Well, Many Of Us Believe That Excessive Media Concentration Is A Subject That Ought To Be Addressed, And It Is, Of Course, The Intention Of The Majority Party Not To Allow That To Be Discussed.