Small Business Boomers

The Political Season Really Begins

by jim on January 6th, 2008

It’s the season to make political comments, because the national debate over who will be the next president of the United
States does matter to us personally as small business people.

I’m not particularly a Mike Huckabee fan, but he did hit on something when he commented that people were looking to vote for someone like their neighbor rather than someone who had just laid them off.  That is very populist, but not very Republican.

I get the feeling that people in general are looking for something different in the way of government.  They’ve had enough of Regan-Bush and/or the Clintons.  Now, Republicans and Democrats see the specter of a centrist candidate in Bloomberg with backing from serious Democrats and Republicans.

Personally, I don’t think national government has worked well since just before the Lewinski scandal.  I find people think that Democrats and Republicans as too partisan for the good of the country.  The people understand that there are important issues that must be worked out in a practical manner without regard to anyone’s social or religious sensibilities.  They are looking for someone to tackle the big issues and make the country work better than it is now.

What do you see out in the hustings?

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