Contemporary America is…
A Federal Constitutional Republic that is maintained by occasionally reflecting on the Constitution while subjectively disregarding it as needed to facilitate the specific agendas of elected officials serving their own best interest.
A place where you are permitted to be successful provided you share an ever-increasing amount of that success with the masses of people that failed to achieve or have chosen to not even try.
A nation of citizens clutching to nothing more than “hope” that they will not be crushed by the massive debt amassed by the few to acquire and maintain political power at the expense of many.
A country perceived with such wealth that its citizens commonly choose to remain uninformed and uninvolved yet they still expect the entitlement of that wealth.
An unconcerned populace expecting a prosperous future while blatantly disregarding all perils since they have never proved ruinous before. Assurance is bestowed by the impression that government cares about its citizens more than itself.

May 21st, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Well that about says it all. Aren’t you happy that you live in “contemporary America”? Dosen’t it make you proud? It just makes me sick to think about when my kids grow up, the mess we left them. What can we do to fix this?.
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Great post, in response to Istillhaveajob the fix is really simple. The conservative majority in the country needs to get off of its collective arse and vote these morons out before they do any more damage. We can’t stop what has already happened but a lot of the spending proposed by Obama has not actually happened. If we can install a conservative congress and senate in 2010 we have a chance to stop the downward spiral. Get out and tell everyone who will listen to make sure they vote to save their children’s future.
June 12th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
What a very astute observation of our current country. It is absolutely an honor to be part of such a respectable group.. Ha ha.. The sad part of this whole observation is that “we the people” allowed this to happen on our watch!! Always thinking someone else would get out and vote and someone else would propose something better etc… shame on us!!!