Voting the Rascals Out

Phil Connors: Do you ever have deja vu?
Rita Hanson: Didn't you just ask me that?
--Groundhog Day

In the 2008 elections, Dems trounced Reps. Tables turned in 2010, with midterms resulting in a GOP route. In 2012, Democrats dominated once again. And in yesterday's midterms, Republicans nearly ran the table.

Each time, the winning party claims a new era. And it is posited that the losing party is on the deathbed of irrelevance.

In reality, both parties are more alike than different. Statist mentality rules both parties. Policies that flow from this mindset are destined for failure.

It should not be surprising, therefore, that we experience this whipsaw action every two years. Because the electorate associates failed policies with the dominant party, the electorate votes those rascals out.

Unfortunately, the electorate generally votes in a new band of rascals.

The folly proceeds in Groundhog Day fashion...until non-statist ideas finally prevail.