What a wonderful time for America!
I know, the economy is bad. But isn't the view from the frying pan better than the view from the fire?
We are still a democratic country with certain inalienable rights. It could have gone much worse. Please read: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Harpers_editor_War_allowed_Bush_to_0306.html
"We may not have realized it at the time, but in the period from late 2001-January 19, 2009, this country was a dictatorship," wrote Horton in his Harper's article.
"Bush did not order, at any point, the military seizure of part of Cleveland," said Olbermann. "He did not imprison [DailyKos.com founder] Markos Moulitsas. This was certainly not an active military dictatorship, or a dictatorship of any kind in anybody's tangible perception."
Thank God our country continues.