We haven't had a real conservative as president since Reagan who left office 25 years ago. Bush I got into office because the Dems ran the worst candidate in history, Michael Dukakis. Bush II got into office by lying and telling everyone he was a "compassionate conservative". He governed like a mushy moderate and rapidly moved us toward bankruptcy.
Now the GOP holds the House but cannot hold the line on spending. Gee, I wonder why?
It's because we are being crushed in the vice of a Hegelian dialectic. The Dems and the GOP are on the same team and working toward the same goal - complete control. If you control both teams, you always win. Those who whine that we can't have a third party don't understand that a third party would actually be a second party.
If we stick with the current political landscape, we lose America and our freedom. Take the red pill and wake up.
Yes the ratchet effect is in full force. I have been screaming about that here on FR for years, but every time a new issue comes up, it’s like history began this morning.