It’s not easy, and you have to hit rock-bottom to really want to do it – that’s what they say, right? Well, the incoming GOP House and near-GOP Senate are trying to figure out how to stop the decades-old vicious circle of the Federal Government pimping money to the states. Are they at rock-bottom yet? It may be difficult to tell over the coming months.
There’s a reason they call heroin "Judas" – the friend that betrays you….will the GOP be our Judas in 2011?
Republicans, just like Democrats, need to fear the rattlesnake, and think twice before they act. There is STILL the specter of a third party in 2012, and don’t forget it. This is the ONE chance Republicans have to make things right, and to show "queasiness" towards earmarks is poor form. It is going to be difficult – very, very difficult – and you need to find a way, and find the person who can explain the situation to the American people, and make them believe in your plan: or-you-are-doomed.
Strap on a pair, remember what just happened in November, and do what is necessary to fix this country – the bridges and airports you are crying to fund won’t matter one bit, if our country, as a whole, goes down the toilet.
Go after the waste, cut the spending, and stop waging and facilitating class warfare. Do it, or we will do it for you. Another purge is not out of the question. Fair warning.