I am all for bringing sides together.

Obama does plenty, BTW -- right know what he is doing is running for election.

ANyway, union of interests is a great starting point, just as it was for the thirteen Colonies who started the United States. Like them, the union of interests has to be tempered with the respect of individual and regional self-determination under the umbrella laws of union. THis can be a tricky balance, one which has suffered over the years as the WHite House migrated more and more toward plenipotentiary executive predominance.

All Iam saying is that the checks and balances in such a great scheme need to be identified and implemented with thoughtful care to avoid making an earth-mover without a conscience, like the Rove-Cheney axis, and also avoiding creating a conscience without movement, as is sometimes seen in the UN.


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