[JCF]

The problem is not so much ideas as development of ideas.

The (true) conservatives are right that we need people to be more responsible.
The (" good") liberals are right that we are all in this together and some people need more help than others.
No one on the (extreme) right seems to care that the rich get many breaks and sweetheart deals and the benifits of nepotism but they whine if a poor slob gets a break.
Why is it that the guy building the stuff can be sh****canned after years of good, honest , American labor and he has nothing to fall back on and the guy who runs the company into the ground gets a colden parachute ?
Why do the labor unions and lawyers and insurance comps. who are supposed to look after those peoples futurs make it impossible for those businesses to survive?
Why is it the neo-cons want to fight a war and not fund it (with taxes which is the only way to do it cause Rep won't shrink gov any more than the dems and NO WAR EVER has NOT been funded by taxes)
Why do the libs want to cut and run if it will create a more unstable world ?

These (among MANY others - our economic worldwide viability - our kids being well educated, Race, STILL? etc., etc.) are BIG problems and things are changing fast and the noise is so loud because I think both sides know it.

The biggest problem is that INSTEAD OF WORKING TOGETHER AND COMING UP WITH SOME VIABLE SOLUTION - BOTH SIDES COMPROMISING TO MAKE IT WORK we have two sides that think shoving their one sided solution down the other sides throat is winning.

Why can't both sides put ideas into the meat grinder our genius founding fathers set up and make some tasty burgers ?

Fault of LEADERSHIP on EVERY LEVEL. is why not.
Government as entertainment or sport.

This still all might work itself out before the Chinese move in and sort it out for us but someone has got to step up and take control .

George Bush (speaking in the present) - give me a break ! He thinks he's Harry Truman ?
"THE BUCK STOPS ON YOUR DESK FOOL"

Congress - PITIFUL ON EVERY LEVEL and by every measure.

God help us all.