both parties are wrong

i'll admit dean can be an idiot at times, but i don't see much in the way of compromise from the republicans. i'm not convinced they haven't been hijacked by conservative mostly white judeo-christians. i think they're pandering to their socially conservative base, and that's causing them to lead the party, and as the majority party thus also the country, in the wrong direction for america. this is what happens when you value personal power over national greatness. at the same time, i think the democrats have veered too far left with their economic policies. we've got to dump protectionism, we've got to open up to free trade. we've got to reform taxes, but in a way that eases the burden on the working class and taxes more from those who can afford it. we also have to stop cutting funding to social programs that help the disadvantaged. bush's 'compassionate conservatism' is a crock of shit as far as policy is concerned. for all his words, he's done nothing compassionate in his life. he's killed and tortured and impoverished and neglected people, but he hasn't done much to help anyone but his wealthy supporters.
i think bush should get behind the mccain-kennedy migrant worker bill (whatever it's actually called) and push that through congress. screw the racist xenophobic social conservatives who want to keep out foreigners. screw the labor unions who wouldn't pick blueberries for minimum wage, much less whatever the farmers pay illegal immigrants. there are jobs that need to be done, and can be done cheaply. if companies had to get a regular american citizen to do those jobs, they'd have to pay much more than they do now. that would be expensive, so they'd have to raise prices to afford it. then the cost of living would rise, and inflation would grow, and you really wouldn't be any better off than you are now.