[Zeke]

Let me clarify: USA Americans.

BTW, it's not like me to start a political discussion, but I'll weather the storm.

OK, the subject of high gas prices will come into play here. I personally think we are ready to pay more for the gas, just not the way we are now making record profits for the oil companies. Something stinks there.

But. what's on your list?

Mine would start with lies. I'm fed up with lies from anyone from the President on down. One lie to me and you can exit stage left and never return. I off people daily.

I'm fed up with the Middle East. I never did like anything about the Middle East including the Holy land aspect. I can worship as I please w/o a destination.

Fat people. This is embarrASSing. The US is fat and it looks it. When you hear that the airlines have to pare down luggage because the average weight of the passengers has climbed, you have to believe part of it, propoganda or not.

Stupid government regulation that caters to the common denominator, which is generally a lack of intelligence. One has to label a stove as something that can burn?? (Just one of 1000's and 1000's of examples.)

Gangs. We've had them since day one, but that doesn't make it any better.

Tort. Enough said. (I had to included it, but I would have rather not mentioned it. Consider it mentioned.) We might even have some semblance of health care w/o tort. I mean, what is the concept behind insurance besides being a non productive industry? (Wayne's money video notwithstanding.)

Lastly (at least for me), people. What's going on? Flip flops to the opera? There is absolutely no dignity left. The Europeans have been telling us this for years, but we're no better. In fact, as bad as ever. I'm embarrassed for our utter lack of any dignity. Apparently, all parents have failed. I have no children, so don't blame me for that thing you call a human being walking around with tats, piercings and talking like a ghetto homey. My own two step children don't have nearly the right amount of manners, but it wasn't my place to MAKE them behave. I coached perpetuately. They had grandparents and their natural father to take them down nicely. The above mentioned could buy and sell me in a heartbeat, so I really don't seem to have much influence. Money talks and talks mostly in a boorish manner.

I don't need to tell you that.


Lay it on me.