I think that the GOP has a chance, but they need to NOT play the polarization game.

What is amazing is the gap between ordinary citizens and the political talking heads. Are newly minted elite Harvard and east coast graduates have little in common with America’s heart.

On another subject, Medicare. In the fine print, not talked about much, is the idea that government spending on Medicare and Medicaid will be taken out of the hands of the people and centralized in the White House. That is the board that the President talks about that will make decisions on care that works and doesn’t. It is clear that the only way of bending the curve on medical expenses is to reduce the cost of Medicare, especially with the boomers coming on. Take “reimbursement out of politics” is the new mantra. You see, those who we elect depend on the elder vote, this is how we got the drug plan. Remember, the elderly are eating dog food because they can’t afford their medication and groceries. So we have a drug plan that is not paid for, it increased the budget. The people know they have a stake in improving their care because they elect representatives who make promises to them. I guess if Medicare is taken out of the hands of representatives, we would have to get rid of a president that doesn’t respond to the people.