 First of all, well said hkbajwa. Quote:
Originally Posted by hevusa  I think you have just defined what it is to be American better than most Americans could!
The blind patriot is indeed very confusing and is what is preventing this country from greater things. How can you trust a government to conduct this war but not universal health care? | I don't think many Americans still trust this war to this administration. It goes beyond blaming individuals though. It is rooted deeply into our systems of congress.
The problem, once again, is lobbiests. They control the votes. Insurance Companies, Pharmacutical Companies, and even the American Medical Association's lobbiests make sure that the political 'donations', and all the perks, are large. Until we do away with lobbiests, Universal Health care, and many other laws we all know should be changed, legalizing hemp, for instance, are a pipe dream.
Like it or not, we the common people, are what our leaders are, in the eyes of the international community. Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. ~Richard Armour
There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. ~Alexis de Tocqueville |