Showing off your ignorance is pretty ugly.
No, I understand what a political machine is, I used the term correctly but your just didn't understand it.
The National Debt? See next point.
Washington? Did you know that cranky whiners in the 1790's were crying over the...wait for it...National Debt! Yes, Hamilton, Washingon's Sec of Treasury, created the National Debt to establish our credit, among other things like lifting a financial burden off the northern states, and get us out of the post revolutionary economic malise. It worked! They are basically trying the same thing now and seeing how we still have the highest standard of living in the world, the two party system must be doing something right. The two party system that started--at least the first one--with the founding fathers themselves, Darin. How horrible! And yes, it really doesn't matter which party is in power, the debt will still be huge. If someone actually tried to get rid of it quickly, or even moderatly quickly, it would be an economic mess. No thanks. BTW, where that inflation at?
You people that love to point out the bad in something, take your pick, national debt, two party system, federal reserve, whatever else....and basically argue that the world has just now grown corrupt, just don't have a clue. So if we got rid of the two party system foreign nations wouldn't still buy influence in our government? Really???
Do you like any of these non-D's or non-R's for president? Who are they? Do they offer simplistic solutions to all our problems? Please tell us.