What we have here—to borrow a line from the old movie "Cool Hand Luke"— is a failure to communicate. By all rights, we should be having a fierce debate over the role of government. What should it do, for whom and why? What works? What can we afford? Who should pay? These questions would suggest a campaign that seriously engages the future, but instead and not surprisingly, we have a bidding war between candidates to see who can promise the most appealing package of new spending programs and tax cuts.
It will be impossible for McCain or Obama to live up to the promises made during the campaign after he takes office.
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