Is the US headed towards a socialist government?

[kandrathe]

I think Burke's Address to the Electors of Bristol has something to say about that idea.

For any one opinion, certainly, but to be judged by the mass of constituents, why not? At least this may prompt people to consider what their representative has done to earn their wages, which after all are a stipend collected from the masses themselves. If they work for me, and yes, I do value their judgment, then beyond the periodic vote, poor performance would yield to them a paltry wage. As for the Bush years, I sometimes feel like I would like my money back.