I do not think you are stupid or evil. I think you are wrong, although I admit you make an understandable and compelling a case for your views. You're a thoughtful writer and I appreciate the time you take to make your opinion clear.
And I don't think you are wrong about everything. I share your concern about liberals and democrats.
Were we part ways is political tactics and the reality of what is possible under our Constitution given the American electorate.
Everyone on this board wants this. The problem is we represent roughly 30-35% of the voters in the Presidential election and maybe 40-45% in the midterms. and the rightful bosses of those politicians and bureaucrats think that government should do some things that only government can do. Like FEMA, USDA, FDIC...ectra. They also think government needs to do something about healthcare costs even if they don't like Obamacare. They don't think a government shutdown is the way a minority party should impose it will on the people.
Well Once-ler, you had me until you started talking about healthcare costs and the shutdown. Yes - there are things that the Federal Gov't should administer, such as our military, protecting our borders, in Interstate Highway system, FEMA, USDA, etc. Social issues....not so much - those should be left to the States to decide. Personally, I think the biggest causes of unaffordable healthcare are lawsuits and Health INSURANCE. Doctors end up running a lot of unnecessary tests to avoid lawsuits and people don't bitch about it because "insurance pays for it". I interned in a doctor's office doing medical billing. I was told to upgrade the billing for people who had good insurance through large companies (they would pay more for the same procedure that a person on Medicare or other types of insurance would).
As far as the shutdown (in which no one was laid off, no one missed their social security checks, no one missed their welfare money - only national parks and symbolic monuments, etc - were closed off to patriotic Americians - to inflict "visible" pain) - as far as the shutdown, Obama was the one that caused that - NOT Ted Cruz. There comes a point when this behemoth gov't spending money it doesn't have - has got to be reigned in. We cannot keep printing money to pay off a debt we couldn't afford to take on in the first place!
I agree that the probability of being successful at stopping this madness is becoming more and more distant in the rear-view mirror every day that passes, but what is that saying? Evil exists because good people do nothing? The slippery slope is getting steeper and we're going faster and faster - the time for genteel back-and-forth is over. We need some real men of action ASAP!
And we don't want an Imperial President and Congress - just follow the damn rules. We want fiscal responsibility - and we want it now. It's already too late!
