August 9, 2014
Running against Washington
Polls show that trust in Congress is at historic lows and that approval for congressional leaders of both parties is pathetic as well. The polls show that Obama is considered an utter failure in the eyes of most Americans. “Washington doesn’t work” is a recurring theme from the mouth of every politician who dwells in Washington.
Conservatives ought to create a clear agenda to capitalize on this broad and deep popular disgust with Washington politics. At the outset, it is important to reiterate the theme that nothing can truly reform Washington. A vast imperial capital like Washington, so addicted to national attention, to luxuriant and unearned perks, to income levels that dwarf the rest of America, and to a sort of self-importance that has become almost psychosis, is not cured by any elected officials sent to Washington by voters.
The people seem to sense this. Although the leftist establishment media has tended to play the...(Read Full Article)