Don’t Complain, We Voted For ‘Em

Republicans boast of Party ideals, often citing, with pride, the belief in small government, fewer taxes and individual liberty. To the party’s detriment, most republicans accept a literal rather than a figurative interpretation of those ideals resulting in poor formulations of good governance and public policy. A literal understanding develops a box mentality in which all political or social solutions are bound within the limits of those ideals, causing a dichotomy to exist between ideology and actuality, where less is more. The expectation of good governance with less is a perpetual cause to be continually disgusted with government, which is fundamentally the authority to govern.

Charlie and the Tea Factory

A little more than half a year has passed since Gov. Charlie Crist (R-FL) enjoyed a favorable lead in the senatorial race amongst his party base. Since the “embrace” his approval rating has steadily declined, cramping his chance of winning his party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate. The “embrace,” which was more of a dejected thank you, was not unique to the Florida governor, in fact all republican governors saddled with state deficits or debt — even former Gov. Palin (R-AK) — shared some sort of an embrace with the stimulus package (they all accepted the funds), except for Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) and maybe Gov. Perry (R-TX). Yet unique to the Florida governor is the unbalanced criticism that pits Crist as the 60th vote that broke the filibuster on the economic stimulus debate. So what has Crist done to make his party stop producing sweet chocolate and instead bitter tea?