Nobody to blame.

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” MT

Now that the majority has spoken, it is indeed time to pause and reflect. The Republicans are now in control of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. Our president has offered his congratulations to the victors and extended his willingness to work “across the aisle.” This, however, is nothing new, and thus far has made no difference. When one side is agreeable and the other isn’t, the dominance goes to the down side, regardless of willingness.

There’s a vast chasm separating the ideology of the parties. The proposed Republican budget—Paul Ryan’s Pathway to Prosperity—is in essence based on the “Makers and Takers” philosophy established by his heroine Ayn Rand. While Ryan has flip-flopped and recanted his adoration of Rand, his stance has hardly budged in expression. Typical of Washington politicians, Ryan has blown with the winds of perceived public endorsement but has nevertheless clung to his heroine’s ideology in building his budgetary house of financial cards.

The bottom line: The top 1% wins and everyone else loses, thus reinforcing the idea that “Winners” can miraculously create prosperity with no support from those who enable them. While this idea should send shock waves throughout the land, in a back-handed, and most bizarre way, it’s a good thing Republicans are now in control, since they will now have no one to blame for the choices they make. It will be a grand experiment and reflective of the outcome illustrated by Kansas Governor Brownback. His plan, contrary to intension, has set the future of Kansas finances and fairness back to the dark ages. Never mind, however, he was reelected and promises more of the same.

The expressed mantra of Mitch McConnell to make Obama a one-term president didn’t work but you can’t begrudge a guy for trying. Now we’ll have the opportunity to see for ourselves whether Republicans will last one term, and more importantly if we the people will survive. No excuses now.