The choice was made in Nov 2008.
The destruction is well under way and I don't think we're going to return to "business as usual" by electing some better people next time.
The rot reaches back much farther than 2008, and the rot is deep. The Republicans, who a short 15 years ago were mouthing an intention to return education and Medicare back to the states, or the people, are now gaining popularity on the OPPOSITE. VDH is dead right that we are a country rich in resources and potential. And he is dead right that exploiting that potential is in large part a function of "state of mind." The people need to drop the government down about 50 pegs, and assume command and control of the country once again.
our generation's own free choice; it is not a historical inevitabilityIt's every generation's free choice, but I think demise is, at some point, a historical inevitability. From Democracy to Dictatorship is as real as it gets.
Returning to "business as usual" by going back to the RINO globalist form of wealth redistribution would only be a minor improvement over what we had. As a matter of fact, those types are responsible for the electorate choosing marxism in 2008.
Electing conservative Republicans (for the first time in forever) to lead the country would result in a massive shift toward prosperity and sanity. Real cuts in the size of government, real cuts in spending, real cuts in taxes, and real conservative, pro-American policies actually implemented, will put the USA back in its place as the beacon of freedom and prosperity.