Futureworld

So I put in the header to this blog that disscusion about the future of America was part of the point. I lied, it's the whole point. I will freely admit that my party stinks at this right now. Where are the "I have a Dreams," "the Apollo projects," the "New Deal's?" Are we really stuck with "the era of big government is over?"

It seems like we are begining to see the error of extreme conservatism. The biggest problem with it being that, well, it doesn't conserve very much. I propose that we enter the era of populism. It is an opening for Democrats and Republicans to redefine themselves. I mean, does anyone know a liberal Repulican? No, they are usually called conservative Democrats. But really neither is either liberal or conservative, they are populist.

Populism could be the key to breaking the partisan stranglehold on the tempers of the country. In fact, as loathed as I am to do it, here is some free advice for Senator McCain. Be a populist, it's what you good at. Stop corting the Neo-Bushies, they don't like you, and no one likes them anymore. Be the man you wanted to be in 2000, when the entire Left felt sorry for you.

Politicians are going to have to get used to losing. Right now they have the system rigged, but a populist revolution could break that system. We could see the right republicians and democrats back in Washington. The kind that are willing to provide meaningful oversite over their own party (Truman, Mondale.)

The key is probably the public financing of elections. If that becomes a reality it could start the ball rolling toward a bright new future for America, instead of this retreading of the late 19th century.