Eject the Tories

Where I live (Cascadia), the federal government does not represent the people, and looks more like an occupying army than a real government of the people. I don't know when exactly the federal government became a predator to the American people, but I think it's worse now than it's ever been. I'd go so far as to say that the Tories have retaken power. It took them over 200 years, but they have almost destroyed the Republic and all the ideals of the Founders. (Bush & Co. have just made it more apparent).

Jefferson (Thomas, you know, that dang liberal) said that there should be a revolution every twenty years because power tends to concentrate in the hands of interests opposed to those of the people. It's long long long overdue.

But it ain't a matter of party politics - the Tories have hijacked the Republican Party and they've hijacked the Democratic Party, too. Their very effective tactic is to divide and rule. "Conservatives" hate "liberals" because they've been trained to. "Liberals" hate "conservatives" because they've been trained, too.

The real enemy is a federal government run amuck. The Republicans claim to be the party to tame it and reduce it - but in the last 6 years, the federal government has grown more than it did under Clinton. And it's way more corrupt, mendacious, and secretive.

I don't know the solution - but hating "liberals" or "conservatives" doesn't seem to be part of it. A good start might be to get together and kick the whole bunch, Democrats and Republicans, out of office.