But, under the name of liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without knowing how it happened.

You should be so lucky. Socialism is as American a tradition as apple pie, and it'll be good news fro teh world when you appreciate that, but it won't be achieved as easily as that. The internal threats to your freedom come from quite a different direction.

(Incidentally I note in today's paper that it now looks pretty certain that Al Gore did in fact beat George Bush in the Floridasweepstake. So, in spite of all the embarassment, obtructing the count proved a worthwhile investment for Baby Bush.)