This thread demonstrates why I hate these bastards so. What they kill, when they pull this crap, is folks belief in the system. No matter how smarmy it gets, folks, the alternative is a system where the power centralizes and others start telling us what is good for each other. I am afraid this will breed cynism in the system, instead of cynicism about stated positions by politicians. We Americans tend to oversimplify, and look for any excuse not to give up our biases. Hence you have us blowing up Bill Clinton over a sexual indiscretion while we still look to alibi Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld for their lies.

The answer lies in the one person one vote principle. This is a time for housecleaning. It is time for a reassessment of what we hold valuable and are willing to pay for. It is a time for judging the current political leadership and holding them responsible for the loss of the American Dream. It is time for us to examine our values and stop allowing monied interests to destroy this planet, and taking advantage of poor people in the third world, in the search for yet another dollar in profit, or yet another convenience in our lives.

Rant off,

Mick (getting back on the road and wishing he had more time to scan the Cat. This one just caught my eye during a fast check)