Leaving innovation in the dark

China and Russia are gnawing at the bit to access our “secured” online universe, and Congress appears content to shut the power off on ourselves, leaving innovation in the dark. While there is no part of the left’s manifesto that encourages collaboration with America’s businesses, it needs to happen. Cooperation between the private and public sectors is essential to beat the opposition. Current measures in this Congress would instead force the U.S. to watch as foreign cyber-platoons advance in front of us.

Campaigning Democrats advertise a core of moderation, but practicing Democrats leaped left. Republicans’ deteriorating strength has left them with little power to tug right especially with President Obama hell-bent on decimating and dismantling the GOP.

But peddling cotton candy taxes and pork-on-a-stick won’t rotate the Congressional Carousel. The majority party wields the muscle to change, but storm clouds among the electorate brew as this power is abused, bringing a forecast of rain to their pompous carnival as we face sequestration.

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