| | Twilight for Bush and Blair | TPMCafe |
 | | Ironically, something more like parliamentary government was a goal of "reformers" in the U.S. system for decades, especially in the postwar years when members of Congress of the president's own party continually blocked active, progressive leadership, especially on civil rights. |
 | | Strong and ideologically coherent parties with a strong president at the helm were thought to be preferable for progress than the sclerotic system of four parties (James McGregor Burns broke each party into a conservative congressional wing and a more liberal presidential wing) and deep bias toward inaction. |
 | | Also, in that system, one party does not always get a majority of seats, so compromises have to be made that, more often than not move the government to the center. |
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