[PerConPat]

The majority has consistently wanted something for nothing and I see little chance of that changing given the methods used to achieve political power.

Concur...The present "methods" are those tailored to take advantage of democracy's inbred fatal flaws. No theory, no matter how well it is formed, will pry the mobs arms from their embrace of the corrupt governance that has provided them with toys and candy.

When the dishonest system crashes, there may be a chance for pragmatic renewal, but not until then. No political party, IMHO, on the scene at present provides the Right approach. I believe that our founders were conservative and libertarian in a pragmatic mixture that resulted in something very special. However, that's gone, now. So, I must be content to while away my seventh decade on the planet in the hope that those with the energy, intellect, and command presence necessary will give rise to what I will call- for lack of a better moniker- an American Pragmatic party. It's been good chatting with you.

[arrogantsob]

My political philosophy is that of the Constitution so I guess it would be called a Hamiltonian Nationalist. In this world a large state is unavoidable like it or not.

Pragmatism is extremely important but with far too many ideology dictates all.

Our Founders were men of incredible political genius rarely matched in the following centuries. Only a handful showed the leadership abilities of the Founders. Among those are Lincoln, both Roosevelts, Reagan. And they are eclipsed by Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, Adams, Marshall, Franklin, and even lesser lights were significant Monroe, Wolcott, Rush, Wilson, Gouverneur Morris, Robert Morris, Mason, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Fisher Ames, Jay.

Now the need to ass kiss the mob makes it difficult for such principled leadership to rise to power.