The Republican Reversion

There is one simple truth the modern Republican Party cannot fathom. The Constitution of the United States of America is not a business plan. The United States of America is not a business and cannot be run like a business. The United States is a nation of many peoples, a nation of ideas and ideals and still a nation of great hope for the rest of the world. The Republicans attempt to reduce the founder's vision down to the plebeian polemic of a tradesman is pathetic. Listen to the arguments forwarded by traditional Republican supplicants. Do they speak of America's proven resilience? Do they speak about the urgent need for alternative energy? Do they offer a plan for investments to rebuild our national infrastructure and provide quality education for the next generation? Do they have a definitive approach to an affordable health care system? They don't. What seems to terrify them today is a looming deficit in the trillions for which they see no solution. They cannot see beyond the confines of a quarterly report. For them it's a"bottom line" world. The solution is in the American gut and spirit. The solution is in the innovation and industry of our people. The solution is in the imagination and determination that spawns new business and commerce that will yield the revenue streams to replenish our national coffers. By the time 2012 rolls around, today's doubters and naysayers will be rendered silent and the United States of America will recover its place of leadership in the world.