In the article it proposed that tide was the better detergent because it said when you washed your clothes in tide they would come cleaner, whiter, fresher, and would get out most stains. The article also argued that cheer was the better detergent. Iit said when you washed you clothes in cheer they would come cleaner, whiter, and have a fresh scent to them. Democrats believe that a stronger centralized government where the local problems can be solved by uniform solutions from a federal level and therefore be more efficient. Both sides can cite convincing evidence to believe either side.
History can tell that a comfortable balance between the two produces a successful mix.
Republicans have just gained control of the congress, downsizing of government and returning power to the states to solve local problems is working. The economy is in its best shape in years, the stock market has been soaring, and unemployment is down. Welfare and the budget deficit have been reformed, and a focus on family, not government, to solve individual woes is being issued as the new American standard. Democrats for the past forty years had control of the congress and created several social programs that were once seen as aid and a privilege of citizenry, but evolved into a right. The idea that a bureaucrat in Washington can solve a problem I have in WV is sometimes seen as ludicrous, a strong government that mettles in and tries to tell me what's best for me does not hit me well.