[Superman]

Well, the comforting thing about a democracy is that when and if the people want change, or anything else, they can make that change quietly, without violent revolution, each November. If our nation goes too far down a road, then we can reverse course once we see that a mistake has been made. Like for example, if people voted themselves too many entitlements, or tax cuts, or whatever. As long as we notice our mistake before we've gotten so far down that wrong path that we are doomed. But even in doom, if we agree to be a nation, and agree on a course that follows a correct path, then we can always just do that. So, democracy is certainly the way to go, in my humble view. So, it appears we agree, Gaijinda.

But to the degree that you may be imagining that the "candidates that promises the least" are the fiscally conservative, entitlement-hating republicans, and that the enemy is the big-spending welfare-loving democrats, we probably would disagree. In another thread, I made the observations that in recent decades, republican presidents are the heavyweight champion spenders, leaving recent democratic presidents in the dust. Further, I think your "candidates that promise the least" criteria is probably a good one. I'm going to oppose candidates that turn their backs on general society needs like education and environment, while at the same time giving billions in tax breaks to corporations. And frankly, I'm not just criticizing the republicans. Democrats are just as beholdin' to corporations. And it is business that has figured out that they can vote themselves money from the treasury. That's an interesting discovery, since businesses cannot actually vote. But they can have their way with our political system. Go figure. Only in Amerika.