I was reading this article from Paul Krugman of the New York Times. It makes a logical argument as to how the Republican party may move even farther right after this election. What worries me more than a Republican party which is borderline crazy-right is a Democratic party which has the White House and both houses of Congress.
No matter how good their rhetoric or how noble their intentions, the temptation to use and abuse power will prove to be too much for Washington Democrats. Maybe Obama wouldn't pursue the expansion and use of presidential powers anywhere near as much as Bush, but a House and Senate full of a Democratic majority will do something(s) stupid sooner or later. Especially with the federal government having an ownership stake in a good portion of the financial industry of this country, I'd really like a balance of power in charge of that.
A government like ours works best when the party in charge has a loyal opposition to contend with. Having one ideology in charge without a counterbalance to force compromise causes the government to swing too far left or right. The first six years of the Bush administration showed us what can happen with the Republicans in charge. I don't want to see what happens after six years with Democrats running roughshod over the Republicans and the rest of America.
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