[Franco]

Lesterus,
I know that you have a unique perspective on government. I just believe that our country is in need of a major overhaul. That why we have elected officials and not dictators. We are sending much of our manufacturing jobs over seas, corporations and walmart are the winners there. Now our kids and grandkids are getting toys full of lead. How many time do you call for customer assistance, cable tv, credit cards, etc and get a call center in India? China, India, etc are the worst environmental polluters in the world. Next time you go to Sam's Club pick of a package of food ans see where it comes from. China or Indonesia, Thailand whatever. Whats happening with our farmers, fisherman, ranchers here??? What kind of standards do they have??
We are relying on fossil fuels, of which we don't own much. Shell, Exxon-Mobil, BP all have posted record profits. Oil is around $95 a barrel, gas is well over $3 a gallon. Much of the worlds oil comes from the middle east, is it just a coincidence we are at war over there. Take some of those TRILLIONS of dollars the war is costing us (money we are borrowing from China) and invest it in alternative fuels. Take the money out of the middle east, they go broke, then give them the finger. Ronald Reagan broke the Soviet economy, he didn't have to go to war.
Our current president has the lowest approval rating, even worse than Nixon during the impeachment.
The war was started with misinformation, lies and deceit. Where are the WMD's? We should know, George Bush's father sold them to Iraq. Our current president was in the oil business with Bin Laden. We have a private army (Blackwater) not constrained by conventional laws and treaties. Why, so they can do our dirty work and no problems for the administration. We have given no bid, open ended contracts to rebuild the Iraqi infrastructure that we blew up!! Those contracts went to companies like Haliburton. Cheney was a principal in Haliburton and his ownership is in a blind trust now. That doesn't mean he aint gonna be richer than god when this is all over. Waste, corruption, and shadt dealings are rampant.
Housing, Healthcare, Jobs, education, are all in the toilet.
Sorry for the rant, but it pisses me off when more people vote for American Idol than in a presidential election then
B I T C H about our government. WE do need to change how our country does business!