We have spent so much time in this election comparing candidates for all offices based on what they say they will do if elected. Who are they as people? What is his or her experience? If an incumbent have they done a good job? But what will the newly elected or reelected face once the smoke clears?
Overall one aspect affecting all of us is that there seem to be two starkly different philosophies on how America should evolve. To make matters more interesting the electorate is pretty evenly split. In summary one side believes individual determination sparks the little blue flame inside and that motivation and a free and clear path to develop establishes industry. Government involvement in this process is an interference that stifles what are considered natural freedoms. We should cut spending; government should be smaller and eliminate regulations. Economically tax cuts will force reductions in spending and spark spending in our consumer economy, which will lead to prosperity. The moral code of the majority should play a role in governance to the extent that natures God would have us live by certain principles regardless of constitutional responsibilities, which are superseded in the context of living by traditional values. Just because we have the freedom to do it does not mean we should.
The other side believes that government is a tool that should be used to provide the tools and resources for a minimum standard of living to each individual in the country based on the idea that we are responsible to our fellow man, or woman, and only as strong as our weakest link. The belief that government is necessary to make sure the private sector plays fair and does not discriminate against any types of persons. Environmental stewardship is a responsibility and each person is entitled to healthcare, a living wage, the right to marry whomever they choose, certain safeguards and assurances during times of need. The poor are the responsibility of the taxpayers because we are responsible for the administration of basic health and human services. Morality is a matter of individual determination and has no role in the application of constitutional equality. The purpose of freedom is to push the envelope for every person because that is American progress.
I acknowledge that there are grey areas. Obviously everyone cares about the downtrodden to a certain degree and everyone tries to live with morality. These are attempts to provide a broad and summarized picture for the purpose of assessing the lenses in which new elected leaders will view their responsibilities and actions.
Nationally the new president will face a housing market with issues that have really still not been fixed. There’s a large debt and deficit that no matter which man governs will continue. The new president will have to find a way to partner with the most dysfunctional Congress in modern times whose elections will likely not alter the makeup of Congress enough to impact the hyper-radical hostage crisis taking place in the house and senate. Perhaps this new defense prone attack politics will become the new norm? The new President may have to establish a new relationship structure with combating this poison at the core. A war in Afghanistan that is drawing down but could quickly spiral back to full tilt with just one political or diplomatic step. Spending cuts and wh
