re: #156 prairiefire

From my observations, it seems a parliamentary style government is diluted in its strength. I think the US style can create greater gains, or set backs (the other side wins).
I’m open to reading more about it, but I don’t think American culture supports any more left leaning policies than what I can find in the Democratic party.

An executive with diluted power that wins only 30% of the total popular vote is no bad thing - as 70% of the poulation didn’t want them.

I would say though that the US system under Obama has hardly shined - a single national exchange with transparent co-pays and all sorts of simple common sense measures in an uncomplicated Bill is what he wanted before the Election - what emerged was a hodgepodge of hundred measures knitted together to achieve something that doesn’t measure up to what the President wanted, or what the Public wanted.