You Say You Want a Revolution...

The words of our title - You say you want a revolution - were famously written by Lennon & McCartney, and became a touchstone for a generation.  About the same time, Pete Townshend wrote, and The Who sang, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." We propose using the wisdom in those words to re-build the seriously broken American Dream.  It's our belief the new boss is not just the same as the old boss, in too many instances the "new" boss is the old boss. And that's the reason we're proposing the opening salvo in our revolution:  Operation Clean Sweep.

 It's clear to anyone who doesn't live under a rock that our government is badly broken.  Partisan bickering has replaced lofty purpose as the guiding principle of both parties.  Our president is ineffective at best, respect for our institutions is at an all-time low and our economy both national and personal struggles for a toehold.  What to do?

Can we trust one party or the other to clean things up?  That's like banging your head against the wall because it feels so good when you stop.  Do we change our system?  Unnecessary and just not doable. No.  Operation Clean Sweep has one political enemy:  incumbency.  In all upcoming elections, we ask you to vote against any and all incumbents regardless of political affiliation.  It's obvious that those who have been elected have no desire or ability to change things.  Will this be enough of a message to those who would use our system for their own gain and ego polishing?  Possibly.  But the second time we do it may just start the congressional fat cats thinking.  After all, The United States is the prototypical democracy.  If we are unable to throw the scoundrels out, who will do it?

So let's get out our brooms and sweep the dirt out of our elected offices!  We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.  Your comments are welcome.