I too have already voted, so this is really just a philosophical discussio

Regarding assignment of responsibility, it's easy to say "they were in charge and therefore they get the blame", but in my opinion that really doesn't address the underlying issue. The truth, as I see it, is that our elected representatives are responsible. Period. It's not about which party is responsible. Once the elections are over, EVERYONE is responsible. The president doesn't lead. The congress doesn't lead. There's a large group of people running amuck in DC, each professing to have ideals but very few actually voting that way. Thus, the only way to affect change is at the ballot box.

My recommendation: We need a full representative transfusion. Everyone should go. There's just one problem with that though... the only way to make that happen is term limits. Sound great, on the surface, but it would not hold up constitutionally. Do I - or any of you - have the right to tell someone else how to vote? If so, let's have term limits. If not... then you have the right to vote for someone a second, third, fourth... even tenth time. It's as easy as that.

So, we can't limit terms, and without term limits we get professional politicians who aren't really keeping his/her end of the bargain to represent the people that elected them. All we can do is to actively and passionately pursue changes in the electorate, communicate with our representatives and leaders, publicize our concerns, and either punish or reward them based on their actions.

Cheers!