The Obama Administration's claims to being fiscally responsible are laughable on their face. It is also noteworthy that any statistical manipulations which paint a picture of restraint are equally farcical. It seems much more likely that any reigning in of spending is the result of the 2010 fall Elections and the influx of those terrible "Tea Party" bigots.
The two party system as we now see it in the USA is problematic. The partys themselves have too much power and control about the way things are done. It is interesting to contemplate that we could abolish the entire party hierarchy without amending the constitution or passing any laws. It is entirely outside of the bounds of the Constitution. I don't know how we might go about it or how it would work but accomplishing that might be a good goal for the Tea Party and the OWS crowd to get together on and make some progress.
Just a thought.
An afterthought: While the 2 party setup we are currently using is not working well for us. It is probably infinitely better that would be a one party system 🙂
Compromising ones core values is NOT a virtue.
A compromise is an adjustment of conflicting claims by mutual concessions. This means that both parties to a compromise have some valid claim and some value to offer each other. And this means that both parties agree upon some fundamental principle which serves as a base for their deal. – Ayn Rand – The Virtue of Selfishness
The Tea Party and It seems to me that both the Tea Party and the OWS crowds should have a convention and propose an array of constitutional amendments (a Second Bill of Rights?) to clarify the powers of the Federal Government, and solidify the Checks and balances so crucial to our Democratic Republic, as well as perhaps clarify some issues of "rights" that have been essentially fabricated by the courts. Nobody likes the way things are run now, so maybe we could change it some and preserve the original spirit and essential structure. Maybe put the stuff that should be run by the states back in their baliwick.
Yeah. President Obama should be giving out fiscal advice to Europe. Talk about the blind leading the blind…
Michael Barone Opinion: Obama Pursues Higher Tax Rates, Growth Be Damned