Yes, I know full well that the American people do harbor both common sense and a deep belief in fairness...so the potential is always there for a healthy and functioning democracy. My argument is with the Democratic and Republican Party machines and the lobbyists who control Congress...NOT with the American people who are being very badly served by those parties and by Congress.

I agree that Obama is a huge improvement over Bush...but I am not well impressed by his support of the bank bailout, his war policy, and various other policy decisions he has been making. I like his personal style, but I am less impressed by the content of what he seems to be doing.