November | 2012 | SmallGovTimes.com - Libertarian at heart, small government in mind

It is inevitable. If the Republican Party loses an election – especially one against an entirely beatable candidate like Barack Obama, the blame game begins. A popular victim in this game of placing blame? The libertarian party, and this time, the supposed spoiler is Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.

The problem? Johnson had absolutely nothing to do with this election. The spoiler in this race for the Republican party was none other than Mitt Romney.

Without exception, polls show the American people are disgusted with their government. The people find politicians untrustworthy and, in many cases, downright criminal. Americans place very little confidence in the economy and especially our political class’ ability to manage it. This election was ripe for a change at the helm.

Unfortunately for the GOP, facts stand in the way of placing the blame on Gary Johnson. In an election where nearly 105 million people voted, Johnson received just over one million. Romney and Obama both garnered over 52 million a piece. One million votes do not, under nearly any circumstance in an election of this magnitude, make or break an election. If you cannot beat Barack Obama because a third party claimed 1,012,617 votes, then you have a serious problem on your hands.

The problem was Mitt Romney. The larger problem is the entire Republican party. The issue lies in the destruction of the Republican base at the hands of GOP leaders in Congress, primarily lead by limp-wristed John “Obamacare is the law of the land” Boehner. The utter abandonment of any semblance of small government within the Republican party effectively destroyed the GOP’s chances at beating Barack Obama even in times of extreme economic uncertainty, huge debts and low poll numbers. In short, Republicans were unmotivated to vote.

Gary Johnson had nothing to do with this election. The problem lies with the Republican party, and until they begin taking personal responsibility for their own failures, this country will continue to see Democratic rule from the top spot in the land.

Barack Obama was re-elected as president of the United States. There are few things in this world that puzzle me more than the decision-making abilities of the American people. I based my utter disbelief on numbers and reality, and I fail at getting the math to work out correctly.

Poll after poll clearly indicates frustration from the American people over our government. Without exception, Americans do not trust the government to run their daily lives or the economy. Most do not believe we’re headed in the right direction, and we probably won’t be able to avoid running clear off of the fiscal cliff. Investor confidence continues to slide, and this includes the sharp nose dive the markets took yesterday.

In response to these worries and frustrations, the American people took decisive action by not only re-electing Barack Obama as president of the United States, but largely keeping the same power structure in Congress. The Democrats continue to hold the majority in the Senate and Republicans have held onto their majority in the House.

After billions of dollars were spent in the 2012 election cycle, nothing changed, and if Americans continue down this path, nothing ever will. Congress remains largely the same. Barack Obama is still the president. And, if polled, I am sure that the American people are still frustrated with their government – but, in reality, without a leg to stand on.

I, however, am frustrated with Americans.