Economic stimulus package? Seems awfully soon to be repeating history.
In reality, neither Democrats nor Republicans are going to solve our problems. We need different parties. I would encourage people to at least look up the Libertarian party. I was a republican until I really understood the party, so I converted. Their views may not appeal to you but I urge you to consider them. Note the consistency of Libertarian policy with the ideals this country was based upon.
Liberty is a popular message that we can all embrace if we forget temporary gains from vested special interests in the two dominating parties in favor of a general upswing in prosperity.
The empirical proof is abundant, I will be more than happy to point it out. Again.
Even if you don't subscribe to Libertarian ideals for God's sake we have to do something now! That does not mean we need to ask the Federal or even the state government to do something now. They have a terrible history of making things worse and more expensive at the same time.
It also does not mean forcing other people to do things by seeking prohibition of their individual rights. Be they Gay or Communist or Satanist or whatever.
Actually, that really only leaves us with constitutionalists and libertarians. At least that would be a better two (but actually one) party system. Think about it, they are forced by their own platform to not mess with people or policy other than to not pursue policy.
Sure, the states can still ruin themselves, but at least we don't have retarded policies that affect all states, thus giving people the ability to choose which state most suits them.
I have a nice opportunity here to argue about how many "liberal" Californians and New Englanders have chosen "conservative" Texas as the best state for them but I won't because If Texans say something it tends to lose credibility. After all, they're just "ignorant" southerners.
It's nice to be blunt once in a while; it lets off a little steam
Here's to discussion of opposing views in the spirit of promoting greater understanding,
-The Lance