President Obama was re-elected for another term in office.
Fortunately, there are term limits for presidents; too bad there are none for
those in Congress, which I plan to rectify, but that is for another day.
The result of this presidential election does not surprise me. While I think the American populace is frustrated with our Federal
government and the President’s leadership, obviously a clear majority could not
bring themselves to vote for a person arguably without any convictions (beyond their own religious beliefs) and who
represents a political party (i.e. The Republican Party) that has arguably lost
touch with the majority of people due to policy positions resulting from
extremists pushing the moderates/pragmatics from the Republican ‘tent’ to the detriment of the party and our
country. Not saying I am moderate
and or pragmatic, I left the party a little less than two years ago.
Unless things change within its leadership, I believe the
Republican Party will go the way of the dodo bird. While the party could change
to attract more women and minorities, I believe it will be excruciatingly
painful and in the process allow the Democratic Party to grow the government
even more. Personally, I do not want to wait nor see a larger federal
government; therefore, I seek to hasten the process of packing the Republican
‘tent’, which is why I voted for Gary Johnson and encouraged others to do the
same - I probably had the only Gary Johnson yard sign in my county.
While that tent is being pack another party will fill its
void. The Tea Party started to
feel the void, but the same extremists that pushed out the moderates/pragmatics
out of the Republican tent usurped the Tea Party movement. While personally I would like to see
the rise of the Freedom and Responsibility Party (my idea because you cannot have one without the other) it will most
likely be the Libertarian Party that has the best chance.
Sooner the Republican ‘tent’ is packed and another party (based on a few sound principles) fills
the void sooner we can rectify the challenges we encounter. I ask that you help me pack the tent by
supporting a candidate that best suits your beliefs regardless of party
affiliation. If you cannot find a candidate then I encourage you to become the
candidate.
