Posted 5/18/2010 06:14:00 PM by Douglas

A nice sunny little optimistic piece on the dissolution of the American government.

Often, one carefully articulated analogy can succinctly convey a very complex idea. In our case, that analogy is addiction. Over the past hundred years, we have slowly allowed a monstrous system of dependence to develop until nearly every citizen relies upon government money, and thus is an addict. This has come about because the hard logic of the Founders has been replaced by the seductive ease of emotional arguments. All too often, the debate is over not if government should do something, but what it should do. This almost imperceptible shift in our national philosophy is a manifestation of our addiction.

If Republicans take control of the House and Senate, and if they repeal the health care bill, then they will not be able (or likely even try) to reform Medicare or Social Security. These programs alone will bankrupt our nation.

Well that's all fun and all, Debby Downer, but what does that say about the two party system? American politicians (and they didn't invent it) have been bribing its citizens with its own money for a long, long time. To say the Republicans are any better (or worse!) at it than Democrats is an insult to anyone paying attention to where Republicans blow your money.