If you look back on recent presidential campaigns you can
see that there was always a bigger question than just “the economy” or“four
more years” or “time for a change.”
In 2008, it was the magic of electing America's First
Black President. In 2004 it was Reporting for Duty after the outrage of 9/11.
In 2012 it was simply that Americans weren't quite ready to give up on
President Obama. But now, the bigger question is “how do we get our mojo back?” It's pretty obvious why. Obamacare. Sluggish growth.
Weaponizing the government against Republicans. Foreign policy folly. Ginned-up
race conflict. In Bill Clinton's immortal words: everything that should be up
is down, and everything that should be down is up.
For conservatives, the answers to America's problems are
obvious: cut spending, repeal ObamaCare, stop green energy, reform
entitlements, stop the student debt madness, end attempts to game the housing
market, simplify the tax system with lower marginal rates, restore welfare
reform. Then watch the economy zoom. But a presidential candidate can't say
that all out loud, because humans are not just social animals; we are also
freeloaders. We love a bargain; we love to shop with coupons at Kohl's, and we
love our free money from the government. Everything that Republicans want to do
will cut somebody's free stuff…..To
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