Yet Another Argument for Limited Government

Yet Another Argument for Limited Government

One of the stronger arguments for limiting governmental power is that someone needs to decide what the government should do. The choice is simple: either the majority makes the decisions, or a wise and thoughtful elite makes the decisions. (Let me know when you find that wise and thoughtful elite.)

Gallup reports on the reasons given by voters for picking either Obama or McCain: 35% of Obama supporters are doing so because they "Want change/fresh approach" while only 2% of Obama supporters are voting for him because Obama is "Experienced/qualified."

I won't claim that McCain is everything that I want in a president--far from it. This isn't exactly a contest between two outstanding choices--more like a choice between a disappointing but adequately qualified candidate and a profoundly unqualified candidate. We're not electing a student body president. This is the single most important job on this whole planet--and only 2% of Obama voters call him "Experienced/qualified." This is scary. The good news is that 98% of Obama voters are under no illusions that he is qualified for the job; the bad news is that they are going to vote for him anyway.