The Iowa caucus votes are in. The entrance polls have been analyzed. The candidates and pundits have moved on to New Hampshire. And after all is said and done, the general consensus is that Iowa has opted for “change”. But change of what?
Change of our taxing system? Haven’t heard much of that. Maybe change how Social Security is funded or paid? Sadly, haven’t heard much of that either. Out of Iraq . . tomorrow, next month, next year, next decade. No, not even much discussion about that. So what is the “change” everyone is clamoring for?
Maybe more partisanship? More bickering and fighting? More dividing rather than uniting? I haven’t heard anyone voice support for any of these.
The change I sense that voters are striving for is macro in nature, not micro. More generic than concrete. More systemic than topical.
What then? Voters want less partisanship. Less bickering and fighting. More uniting rather than dividing. This is what voters really want. They dare to believe their government can work. That it can accomplish great (or at least good) things. A government . . . “for the people”.
The American people are doers. We are movers and shakers. “How can we get from “Point A” to “Point B”?” Corroboration is “in”.
Instead, many of our politicians are the opposite. “How can we sustain our power base?” “How can we make sure we get the credit and not the other side?” “How can we generate wedge issues?”
This is what voters want changed. Enough of the “me first”. Enough of the “party first”.
Instead, let’s change to “America first”.
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