Clean Out The Barn
In the 1992 election, a third-party candidate named Ross Perot became the spoiler in yet another two-party election. He was famous for saying, "It's time to clean out the barn" in debates. The public loved it. He represented the yearning for a non-politician to win the election: someone who would confound the Beltway groupthink and think outside the Washington box.
As we approach the point of no confidence in this Government, more and more people may yearn for this kind of candidate again. We may look for direction from someone who isn't political. But we have enabled the politicians to get that way, and that insight is harder, and more important, than cheering for an outsider. At this juncture, We the People need that insight to lead a nation which has lost its sense of direction into a progressive future. Once so empowered, we will be ready to clean out the barn.