The Government We Deserve

I’ve made it no secret that WhatComesNext.net supports Ron Paul for President. Note that I still say “supports,” because even though Dr. Paul has left the race, I will still write in his name as my choice for the office. I believe that he is/was the only candidate who has even the simplest grasp on our economic problems and how to address. Notice I didn’t say “fix” them – that’s impossible at this point. We need a government that has the ability to successfully lead us through the next several years without allowing the nation to succumb to our economic “illness.”

But the two political parties that divide us, do so because we and our money are spoils to be divided. The organizations called the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, are, in reality, one party with two faces that both look upon what we have as something to control, confiscate, and steal. For the good of our nation, they need to slink off to oblivion in shame and humiliation.

There’s a saying: “A people gets the kind of government it deserves,” and that’s true. We have allowed these two parties to flourish and marginalize all others, so we deserve them. We have allowed an elitist political class to develop, rewarding the ability to get elected above any talent for governance. We have stood by and in most cases, participated in the construction of a system where C-student charlatans walk the halls of power in every branch of our government, enjoy enormous political and personal successes while brilliant and plain-spoken men and women like Ron Paul are treated like “whack-jobs,” not even worthy of consideration in the process.

The good people of Texas’ 14th district know something most of the rest of us are apparently unaware of, that Ron Paul has answers. As an economist, I know that he has MANY good answers. Sadly, the two major party candidates vying for the White House are empty suits, bereft of even the barest minimum of ability to address our problems. The news of the past week clearly shows this. McCain spent part of it talking to the Dalai Lama. WHAT? I have nothing respect for the Dalai Lama, but what in the world was McCain thinking?

Even worse, Obama spent the week doing a “victory lap” in Europe, gathering adulation from Europeans. If he wanted to speak to non-Americans, he could have done that easily enough. Just go to Los Angeles, New York or one of a hundred other American cities, where immigration control has failed miserably. But, he decided to go to Europe, to wink at these people across the Atlantic, distancing himself from us “ugly Americans,” and in effect, saying “when I’m elected, I’ll shape these barbarians into polite savages you won’t mind having visit you.” The best thing Obama could do for “his” country, is more of this kind of thing. Keep showing poor judgement like that, and even the most dense Americans will realize he’s not in the race for them and will dump him from not only his White House bid, but also from his Senate seat when the time comes. Anyone who votes for Obama this fall will get precisely the government they deserve.

But sadly, we’ll be right there with them.

Posted in Politics, US
Tags: Economy, Election, McCain, Obama, Ron Paul