Yes.
Is that why more than half of the elligable voters in the US stay home?
Precisely. They are content with the government and see no need to change it.
Is that why more than half of those left voted for a Republican running on a smaller government campaign?
Half of half is a quarter. So a quarter of people voted for a candidate whose party is for smaller government. The debate over small or big government has been waged for over a hundred years, and the vast majority of people have said "Big Government". We need to change the public's perception of what smaller government will mean, but we must first recognize that we are in the minority view in the general population.
Forgive my french, but what a f%cking outright lie!
All those surveys of people who stay home because they feel that their vote does not count, and won't do any good, count for nothing then? I can hit six people with a rock from where I sit who I had that EXACT conversation with just last week.
The people who voted for Republicans, voted for them due to the "smaller government" promise. If the Republicans don't deliver, then they should not expect support next time around.
How goddamn hard is that to understand?
Bingo. Here lies the ugly truth. There are soooooooo many people and businesses that benefit from from government hand-outs of one form or another. After FDR, the rush to "buy votes" has ebbed and flowed but only while in the stratospheric range of government spending. When the Dems had control of Congress from the 60's to the 90's they created a dependency on "big government" all the while. This trend needs to be reversed. But how? If the Republicans tried to cut the government the way the so-called libertarians want, they would be chastized to say the least.
I hope this NRST can be instituted. Yet, I do have a reservation or two. This should be an interesting two years for the fereral government.
BTW, I am curious to see if Rep. Dick Armey(R) will write a book after he leaves office.