Comments on: Depleted Government: It is our mirror image

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:11:11 +0000

The blame rests squarely with the voters of this country. The quote that was included in the above post is timeless and gives us insight into the founder’s thought process. This is why the advocated education, both secular and religious with the emphasis on religious. WE have forgotten what made this country great. We are a society addicted to spending and easy outs. Like an addict we will never recover until we hit bottom and admit that we are addicted. I fear we are getting dangerously close to the bottom. Hopefully we will have our epiphany when we arrive there. Meanwhile we have to answer out constitutional call to duty and educate our fellow citizens on their responsibilities. It is not all about the rights, without out responsible participation we will have no rights.

By: IStillHaveAJob...so far.

IStillHaveAJob...so far. — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:51:05 +0000

No small source of strength in the U.S. economy is Americans’ capacity for failure. They excel at pratfalls. They file for bankruptcy and emerge without permanent social stigma. They recognize error and put it behind them. This new administration should thus turn a deaf ear to suggestions to manipulate energy prices, prop up housing prices, suppress short selling in the stock market, or otherwise try to prolong boom-time errors. Japan, refusing to let its own great bubble deflate, suffered a decade of economic stagnation. The United States, too, must take its bubble-related lumps, of which the current financial crisis is clearly one. But as the 44th president would be wise to remind his compatriots, the United States has no time for lost decades. Let markets clear and a new day dawn.

By: Morris

Morris — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:39:11 +0000

There are a couple of points that flashed through my mind as I read the above posting. The first one being is that the “silent majority” or the “inactive members” need to step up and take part in their civic responsibility as an American citizen by voting, contacting state representatives, making their voices heard. We as a people cannot wait for our co-workers, neighbors or someone else to start taking action. We the people, also need to take part in the freedoms allowed in this coutry that our service men/women are fighting for each day to confront issues and quell the “noisy minority” there is power to create change in numbers. The article is right on… it should make people step back and think.

By: montytx

montytx — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:38:36 +0000

You make a valid point here, of course the question is what can we as average Americans do to combat this cesspool. Unless you have very deep pockets it seems improbable that an individual can do too much.