Give the next president a senate and congress that contain a majority from his or her party and just get shit done. The stalling and filibuster isn't helping anyone. Worst case scenario is after term is done a new regime rolls in and makes wholesale changes, but at least we are doing something.

Government objectives should be on big things like focusing on just a few big things. One would be getting troops out of needless combat. We can be in Afghanistan forever and it won't make a difference. Just wasting time, money and lives. Better off backing India and let them deal with it. Put together an economic think tank with succesful individuals who haven't gotten wealthy from working for Goldman and Sachs at some point. They are the guys who have stolen the answers to the exam before it is given. I'm sure a group with Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs, Bob Kraft, Sheldon Adelson and others could be of help. Get defense budget and financial plans set and the rest will fall into place. Let states decide how they prefer to handle everyday shit like health insurance, education, gay marriage, abortion.