Federal Leadership and Congress Have Failed Us

Profits have fallen for five straight quarters, with the Q4 (so far) trough now showing a contraction of 11.2% year-over-year. Second quarter 2016 GDP was revised slightly lower, from about 1.21% to just 1.09%, as real GDP has averaged now only 0.93% over the past three quarters, and approximately 1.7% on average over the past seven quarters. 

Equities have risen in large part because of historically low interest rates around the world. Investors have little choice for yield and corporations have invested in their own stock to engineer their earnings per share.  

The Democrats love to remind us that Wallstreet and Main Street are different worlds and that Republicans caused the Great Recession.  By the same token,  the Democrats have presided over this weakest recovery and the income equality that has resulted these past 7+ years. But how can either party claim they have the answers?  

The problem is both parties. The problem is that we have two parties, which monopolize government, and don't show any willingness to work together, or worse. They actually undermine one another and the best interests of our Nation in order to achieve their party's self-interests.  

Any hope and promise for the future offered by either political party is canceled out by the other.  We are locked in battle that has arrested economic growth and prosperity and stymied business investment.  

Can't you see that the solution is neither a Republican one or a Democratic one?  The answer is to break the strangle hold which two-party politics has on America. A third party is the best hope our Nation has to force politicians to find and implement solutions, to dismantle the hold which lobbyists and special interests have on Washington and that Washington has on the States.  We need to reduce the size of the Federal government and take away the motivation life long politicians have to pander rather than do the right thing by having term limits. 

The answer can't be Democratic or Republican because that is voting for more of the same.  The only sane solution is Johnson & Weld.

The Establishment Want Them Out, Which Is Why Johnson and Weld Should Be In

Obama is leaving with our country more racially divided, more economically divided, more politically divided. He is leaving with labor force participation (the truer measure of unemployment) at generational lows - near the lowest it's been in 40 years, even after today's 1/10 percent uptick. Also, the broader measure of unemployment (U6), which includes underemployment, increased to 9.7% from 9.6% in June. With business capital investment at recession lows, and income inequality at historic highs. Regulation is stymying growth with GDP failing to improve enough in 8 years. Home ownership rates are at recession lows. Food stamps are at record highs. And our national debt has increased more than all the presidents before him combined. This are just some of the reasons over 70% in national polls do not like the direction the USA is heading.  

But other than all of that, Obama is a great guy!! I seriously enjoy his personality and sense of humor! Truly love the way he respects and treats his wife & children, and women in general. There are definitely aspects about Obama that are very likable. 

With all said, I am NOT saying I support Trump. Nor have I ever. But I have long said we need to listen to the issues he has identified! So that leaves me with a difficult decision. I want our nation to change direction, and Senator Clinton offers more of the same. Trump is too scary. That is why I believe we need to bring Johnson/Weld into the National DEBATE.

BOTH parties are seeking to shut Johnson/Weld OUT of the discussion. BOTH parties would have you believe that a vote for J/W is a vote for the candidate "you don't want." WHY? Because BOTH candidates represent the establishment - the lobbyist, the super PACs, government workers with an interest in maintaining the status quo, the military that would have to operate more efficiently, existing congressmen/woman who would lose their "pork." For all the reasons the establishment does NOT want Johnson/Weld in the debate, we should WANT THEM IN THE DEBATE!