Public concern for the sustainability of our fiscal condition and way of life is rife. Yet, the political class is unwilling or unable to respond. Inaction reflects in the public's rising anger.As Rasmussen reported:Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job. ... Only 10% of voters say Congress is doing a good or excellent job.The dissatisfaction is non-partisan. Almost half of Democrats say that Congress is doing a poor job, up 17 points from January!The purpose of elections is to express displeasure, remedy political malpractice and change policies/politicians. When elections no longer perform this function, they become perfunctory charades. The public has started to believe that elections don't matter.The people will change the composition of Congress in the 2010 election. But changing horses is less important than changing direction. What if the new Congress is incapable or...(Read Full Post)