There are always going to be those with an entitlement mentality as long as there are politicians to pander to them. While it seems that there is a large segment of people in our society that are willing to live off of the efforts of others, the fact is that they remain a very small minority.
The fact is that living off of the table scraps of the government seems like a great deal at first - until you see that the housing you get from the government is pretty rundown and nasty; and the car you can afford (IF you can afford one) didn't roll off the assembly line in the decade you are living in; and the food you can afford doesn't support a regular diet of steak and lobster, nor the healthcare to support that kind of diet.
Eventually, living like that gets old and you either get out after awhile, or you get caught up in drugs and alcohol - thereby making you a permanent member of the non-contributor class.
Zero won for one reason and one reason only - the DBM. The DBM had run a non-stop campaign against Bush and the Republicans from the beginning. And, as the election of '08 drew nigh, the DBM shot down all of the legitimate contenders for president from the GOP other than McCain and they knew that McCain was not the candidate to represent the conservatives. They also conspired to ignore and overlook the gaps in zero's background that are rising in importance today. They did no fact checking to determine what skeletons he was hiding, nor did they do the most rudimentary research on to him to determine if he was the real deal or not. Now that the wool has been pulled from America's eyes and they are seeing him for what and who he is, the bloom is off the rose. And the DBM, along with the Dems will take the fall for it in November. The big question is, though, can we get enough qualified, real conservatives to replace the Dems and RINOs to make a difference? I'm betting that we can't!!
And, though wounded, zero will continue to wreck and ruin this country. The legislative process will not help us rid the country of zero and his communist policies and Congress will NOT take the steps necessary to roll back any of zero's policies. They'll do what they always do - a little Show 'n Tell, a little Smoke 'n Mirrors and Bingo Bango, America has been suckered yet again and thinks that all is well. Meanwhile, zero's communism will continue to destroy this country unimpeded.
I may have to sell up and move to New Zealand.