In this essay, I attempt to channel Winston Churchill.
Romney’s campaign was cautious and uninspired, with no chance of glory in either eventuality. Had he instead said in plain terms that our government is broke and offered specific, bold steps to eliminate activities and reform entitlements, perhaps the result would have been a resounding loss. But it would have been an inspiring defeat, one that would have positioned the Republican Party to gain favor as the United States heads toward fiscal crisis, just as Churchill’s long record of warnings about the Nazis positioned him to gain favor when Hitler launched his blitzkrieg.
Trying to be charitable, but “constitutional amendment on balanced budget” just seems like very weak tea to me. How about proposing spending cuts that would be to the benefit of most. How about actually thinking about ways to pay for new spending proposals. Small wins that are rational and actually stand up to small numbers of monied interests might gain the respect of thinking people.