The election is in less than 2 weeks

In my experience, government is the worst possible provider of any service people need (charities & religious organizations are much more efficient), so choosing between two big government candidates isn't my idea of fun. It is stunning how much more we expect from government than we did 30 years ago, and how much less we get than we expect.

I suppose we get the government we deserve . . . I could do without a tax increase at this time in my life, but with Congress spending like drunken sailors for the last couple of decades that seems inevitable anyway.

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." (Benjamin Franklin, 1755)

I keep reminding folks that we elect a president, not an emperor.

It has often been observed that government by a president from one party and a congressional majority from the other party is the best possible situation for us the Citizens & Taxpayers. Having the majorities differ between the Senate and the House is nearly as good. W had a congressional majority on his side for a while, but squandered it by never using his veto pen while they spent like drunken sailors (apologies to real sailors).

If you hope for a more conservative government, then study up and vote your entire ballot. Those people running for state and local offices are the pool from which we'll get our next round of national leaders. Pick some with the guts to oppose special interests and rescue our country from the bureaucrats.