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The Elections

Insanity, both sides should be ashamed. The right insists upon less government spending at any cost, ignoring even denying infrastructure, like health care, the environment, transportation and education, whilst the left insists upon unbridled freedom without concern for consequences, like pot, globalization, the ACLU and immigration. There is such polarization in political dogma that there is no common sense. Arguably, term limits could end the insanity and put government in the hands of citizens as the constitution intended.

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