Election shows voters have short memories

John Oler, Urbandale, Letter to Editor

This recent election proved with certainty that the electorate's memory is very short.

The Republican Party has not really changed its talking points since its most recent reign ended after 2008. It ended because the policies of President Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress (through 2006) had led us to the brink of disaster.

Then from the precipice of economic chaos and never-ending war they blamed President Carter and President Clinton. After President Obama and a Democratic Congress took office, then Republicans blamed them. Their mindset is self righteousness, so how could they possibly have failed?

President Bush has all but disappeared from politics. The reason is the disaster that was his administration.

Now we are on the road to putting those same folks back in charge. None of their policies have changed. They advocate cutting the size of government, deregulating business and industry, lowering taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and legislating morality. It did not work from 2000 to 2008, and it is unlikely to work now.

Be vigilant America. We have elected people to govern us who don't believe in governance.

— John Oler, Urbandale