And I dont really see one on the horizon, though. Certainly not Newt.”
You’ve captured the problem. No one who appears likely to get the nomination at the moment has the cojones to do what is needed - and that is before we even consider Congress.
When I say “hard times”, I think that there will be massive civil unrest by the D base as their ability to live off the work of others is reduced or cutoff by economic catastrophe.
Its already started, and we have Obama in office; can you imagine what happens under Romney ?
Nevertheless, with Obama in power he will jack up taxes and spending will approach 30 % of GDP, and the deficit will widen. Our decline will accelerate exponentially. I will never vote for or accede to that malevolent idiot; I just cant do it. We'll have to go with who ever we have, damn the torpedos.