Last November, Democrats claimed they had a mandate from the people. The Republicans were out of touch with the people. Now, 9 months later, the Republicans claim the Democrats have gone too far and the public is ready to embrace the Republican agenda.
I doubt the November election was really a mandate for Democrats. Rather, the public was very dissatisfied with Republicans, and they had no real choice other than the Democrats. The Republicans did not effectively distinguish their platform from the Democratic platform.
I also have my doubts about whether the public is now ready to embrace the Republicans again. However, the public is not ready to have European government/economy imposed upon them. Maybe they remember the Democrats criticizing Republicans for budget deficits, but then incurring much larger deficits. The real issue is that we have no real choice, no meaningful leadership.
What we really need is a third party, to provide people a meaningful choice. Over the past 25 years, the Republicans have had their chances and the Democrats have had their chances. Each party has been corrupted by power. They have failed to make the difficult decisions. As a result, we have huge deficits, high taxes, less freedom, less security, a weakened economy, and we move from crisis to crisis.
If the Republicans and Democrats had to lead instead of just blaming one another, our government might actually work for the people instead of for the politicians. A third party forces accountability. The New Enterprise Party offers new ideas which will serve the people. We need leadership in Washington.
