“The essence of government is power, and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.”

— James Madison

“Hypocrisy is the essence of snobbery, but all snobbery is about the problem of belonging.”

During the presidential race, Democrats were so committed to “change” and the counterintuitive claim that Sen. John McCain represented a third Bush term, despite McCain's significant record of mucking up GOP goals and objectives, they somehow neglected to acknowledge that electing Barack Obama could result in a third Bill Clinton term.

Change can be good, and experience is valuable. However, change for the sake of change is bad, and experience not tempered with lessons learned is bad.