The current crop of GOP pundits and think tank "philosophers" are overly concerned about maintaining their perception of philosophical purity. Paramount to their philosophy is that elites should be running the state; transitionally it becomes corporations running the state. The key to maintaining this status of a state that doesn't progress, ensures the status quo, and feeds their organic determinative trait, retention of power. Like a living thing must survive by first obtaining and/or adapting to their environment by maintaining a regular system that they can depend on for existence. The elites job is to remain the elite. The point is the device by which few control how the resources of the many is gaming the political system of election in the state, rigging the legislative process, and attempting to stay in power by any means necessary. The candidate of the elites has become Mitt Romney. Actually McCain is doing a favor for the GOP because coming to grips with the people's views on torture, the environment, immigration, and ethics will be on the only thing that might make the GOP relevant until they fracture and die off. The GOP you and I know will be gone in twenty years.

In this American system the elite use self-implanted loopholes in law, a society that is marketed to a point of complacency and ignorance about the details of policy, and the fact that they can buy unethical gate keepers who are attempting at all times to retain power.

Allowing legislators the freedom from constantly having to raise money, to constantly have to schmooze and bullshit, with, as much transparency as possible, will encourage a totally different quality of people in politics.

Transparency and reducing the influence of money to the minutest possible point isn't enough. Democracy requires better and more education for the people. From Kindergarten to the 12th grade our kids should have the best education about real politics and real issues in the world. In a global economy, wouldn't it be great to have a strategic edge of a people that can't be bullshited? Politics must be remade. The animals that thrived in a politics for profit system will go the way of the Dodo Bird. To be replaced by people who know how to create quality legislation and communicate that back to an engaged electorate. Have a system where adults are given credits to disperse amongst the candidates of their choice within a well-regulated system. Everyone has the same amount of credits. Everyone has an equal amount of influence. Imagine what new political species might thrive in a more democratic America.

You try new ideas. You take the best ideas of states like Arizona and nations like the UK. You set aside that which does not work.

Obama is so skillfully and articulately speaking for change in a very non-threatening way, Obama and McCain will match the civility of the gang of fourteen, I hope. Obama's sense and touch encourages comity and progress. We can hope now, that's a good sign.