Saturday, February 9, 2008

The Government We Deserve

The presidential race has ended for Conservatives. Our choices are Socialist #1, Socialist #2, and the quasi-Socialist Republican candidate.

The contest will be a test of who can best exploit the petty hatreds of a larger slice of our increasingly juvenile population. Do Americans hate the Clintons more, or do we hate "the rich" more?

Joseph de Maistre said "Every country has the government it deserves." Our choices show us as a nation in decline, without the seriousness, responsibility, or virtue to remain a free people.

We've come a long way since Ronald Reagan said we were a great nation with good people. Sadly, our politics reflect our collective character and Ronald Reagan's words describe only an America of the past.

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