A problem I have found, particularly with the Republican side, is that, when they get in power, they do NOTHING they are claiming they wanted to do now. The congressmen get beholden to pork, because it is how they get elected. They run up deficits, eventhough the times are supposed to be good. They don't do anything, but decide to start wars. They feel that spinning a crisis is the only way to get people to give up rights. With Republicans, they end up saying government is bad at everything, but want more to fight the "war on terror".
And then, that side is out of power, so they go all idealistic in their speaking, going down the rathole of thinking that you can shut off illegal immigration just like that, and that is all the problems. They chase windmills. I am sorry, but illegal immigration isn't the main reason for problems with the welfare system, or it isn't lazy people either. The problems lay deeper than this. But it is easy to rail when you have no power. It is all about finding fault and offering no answers. Less government isn't the answer. Less government MAY result in the answer being found, but if people are going to be every man for themselves, don't expect less government to solve anything.
I personally got sick of all this, including the Ron Paul campaign I was involved with, and am registered an Independent now. I think the government sucks at things, but they built themselves an infrastructure such that if you get rid of welfare, you will cause things to get worse.
