We own two small businesses outside of DC. DC has one of the strongest economies in the US due to the government. My wife runs a job placement agency & closed her office & laid seven employees off. She now works from home & has had no income in three months. Private businesses are simply not hiring. I supplement my small electrical design business by teaching shooting & working as an armed guard. Many small business owners are struggling to survive & it will get worse as Obamacare kicks in. The Republican party is no longer a national force. Gingrich said it best. The Democrat party has built a machine while the Republicans have been running elections. To ever become a national force again the Republican party must adapt the tactics of the Democrats. It will not be easy. In the past I have been on three safaris, but at 70 never expect to hunt Africa again.
