Sadly Waffler history tells us that any democracy lives in stages. We're in the final stages now and we haven't seen a healthy democracy in....ever?

Would that be things like Accountability? (what a novel concept)

Dangerous because in Lee's time that sort of behaviour might have earned you a bullet in the chest or a rope around your neck. Today it's common practice inside the Beltway though. Party On Congress!

Indeed. Surely Government loses its ability to function on behalf of the people when good men become unnoticable in the melee that is the entrenched bureaucracy and the environment of ubiquitous corruption and graft. Western governments became psychotic bureaucracies some time ago and we are only now collectively noticing that they are out to destroy everything we've worked for.

Halliburton, Boeing, Bell, The Military Industrial Complex and of course all the politicians with stock portfolio's in such corporations...would much rather you just shut up and do your patriotic duty.

Truth is often erased or obscured during times of war. For example, IBM New York supplied the Nazi's with equipment to count the victims of the Holocaust. Prescott Bush laundered money for high ranking Nazi's. All of which happened while we were sending men over there to die. Then as now, the policy seems to be "Never waste a good crisis".

I commend and respect anyone who can maintain their integrity (and morals) in a world where everything is for sale. Especially in the sphere of the White House.

I no longer subscribe to any newspaper, nor will I buy one. As Mike said there's nothing but propoganda to be found there. I've had all the "spin" I need for one life time.

True

Reston...what then is the punishment for treason? I'm not advocating anything in particular, just asking what would be the opinion of an over the horizon to the left liberal?

I think that the populace and government are not at all comparable in their traits or pursuits....save for their shared trait of irresponsibility.

Indeed. A man who is at age 20 is a socialist is tolerated. The same man, still a socialist at 40 is a moron. And naturally, so called intellectuals a usually parasites who produce nothing, unless of course they produce literary or artistic works of merit. 5 stars for accuracy.

David, morality and justice are two seperate ideas. And "force" doesn't work on animals either.

And once again the hysterical left prefers fantasy to reality. Never forget Saddam was financed and endorsed by the US and its wonderfully noble democratic system.

Ken, Archer, Cal, Jim....like the way you think! :) Vote them all out in 2010

At this point in American history, we're all slaves to the credit / fiat currency system. Born to debt we can never repay. Subjugated by the wreckless policies of administrations past and present. Unless you adhere to the system by using plastic money / credit you can't even get a hotel room...so much for freedom.

Not sure where he's coming from...

What do we do when the "spare parts" are as old and worn out as the ones in use? When all the eggs are in one basket even with a second party...what then?

There goes Waffler with the "better than over there" rationale. I think people over there need to pull up their own bootstraps, not drag us down. Their plight is not my issue. My country is my issue.

The ability to measure the achievement of excellence by way of wealth accumulated is not necessarily "money grubbing" Reston. In fact its the "Hillary" school of thinking that would label it so.

The bold effort the present (central) bank had made to control the government ... are but premonitions of the fate that await the American people should they be deluded into a perpetuation of this institution or the establishment of another like it.~ Andrew Jackson. ~ Geez Waffler I thought you were some sort of history buff...and here you didn't know that Hamilton instituted the first central bank as a slush fund for him and his rich buddies...and it still goes on today.

Exactly Archer. It isn't money anymore, its a debt note.

Our ability to move freely and conduct business in a manner designed to improve our lot is the very basis of any free nation. Once the money becomes worthless so do all efforts to achieve excellence. So get ready, the more "stimulus" the imitation President and his puppeteer, The Fed produce the more useless achieving excellence becomes. Hyper inflation is sure to follow.

The world's problem is not too many people. The governments problem is too many people "To Control". Americans are the last hope for Liberty in the world...I mean the citizens, not the corrupt globalist politicians.

It's why I get up and do my best to achieve excellence every day. Try buying a plane ticket to vist the Louvre with "good intentions." And De? Maybe YOU get jealous of what your neighbor has, personally I admire the neighbor who has achieved more than I. He sets a good example.