The widening gap between the haves (politicians/ruling class/corp.America) and the have nots (voters) makes for a feudalist society! Arrogant, self-serving politicians think that they are the all-powerful, ruling class and that makes me sick!

When the US congress forbid the CIA, and other “black operations” from involvement in the “removal” of foreign threats to world peace……..and the lives of folks in their own country……there was a significant increase in terror, civil wars, human rights violations, mass murder, and economic problems.

Want to return to the past? Pull in our information gathering folks from around the world, be nice to world scumbags, believe everything they say, but don’t check on what they do, and then sit back, sing cum bay yah, and kiss your ass goodbye. Because they will soon be at your front door ready to kick your ass and take all your freedoms away. Better to eliminate them where they live by backing folks who have ideas and goals similar to our own.

I think, on balance, the “real politik” has worked, and the lists you cite speak for themselves.

One would think the “average” voter would be smart enough to know the difference between the truth and campaign promises. Unfortunately, they are not! They, the great “unwashed”, together with the blissfully arogant, soak up these utterings as gospel, and pin their hopes and dreams on the great American tradition of getting something for nothing.

This is particularly true of those so called “baby boomers”, gen “X er’s”, and illegal “arrivals” to our shores. Their education and family upbringing, or complete lack thereof, has ill prepared them to do any critical thinking, or to take any positive, and/or legitimate action on their own behalf. [A caveat to this over-simplification, would be, of course, you and me, and the members of the Armed Forces! I’m sure there may be others, but watching the slavish way in which 49% of this country is convinced that BHO has the answer for everything that the liberals percieve to be wrong with this country, I think my numbers are more right than wrong.

SNAFU

Feel like I have to be VERY negative to get peoples’ attention. You’re right for now. America is the land of opportunity. But for how long? Do you feel comfortable driving anywhere, anytime with today’s gas prices?

Besides I don’t like being manipulative by anyone, especially elected people claiming to be honest, when they are corrupt and do things behind the backs of American people in secret. Read the two books (there are more out there like these) mentioned in this post. You’re eyes will be opened like never before!