[Brad]

Everyone can hate him, but American MUST ( yes, MUST) love him.

Not so, this is the great thing about our system of government....the people can get rid of the leader if enough of us find we aren't pleased with him and the things he's doing.

Do I think we should kick him out? Nah, that would probably cause more problems then we have now. Lets face it he has about two more years left before he's gone for good and knowing our legal system by the time we got him out we'd be gearing up to vote for the next guy.

Do you want to know the real problem? Well even if you don't I'm going to tell you...so listen good;

The problem with our country is this; People stopped caring about it loooong ago. Honestly who wakes up in the morning and thinks "Boy that war in Iraq is a +++++, what can I do to help bring that to an end?" "Man our public schools are really starting to get bad, what can I do to help fix that?" "I hear 'x' country is not pleased about something our government did, what can I do to help them see that not all of us are such ass holes?"

There is your problem right there, you're so busy making a living for yourself and taking care of your own business that you can not find the time (or don't care to find the time) to do something about the problems in the USA.

You know what we outa do? Get rid of the 'two party' system. Let anyone in this country run for any position of power without the need to pay each state/county to get their name on the ballot. Give anyone willing to run TV and radio time for free and make sure they get just as much as anyone else does. Throw people in jail that accept kick backs from certain companies in exchange for helping pass laws that allow them to do anything immoral (the insurance ring is a very good example of that). These three things will prevent the rich from running the show, in other words it gives the common man like you and me a chance to hold a position of power within the government.

The people also need to realize that it's time to stand up and let them know that we're sick of their bullshit! This needs to be done on the local, state, and federal levels. Damnit lets solve some real problems instead of bickering over the same crap year in and year out. Who cares about gun control? Does making firearms illegal solve anything when I can buy a hot handgun on any corner for less than $100? Who cares about sex in the media when I can buy a playboy at any local gas station? Who cares about violent video games when people are getting shot in the streets? Who cares if a women does not want to give birth to a child at this time, that's her choice not mine, not yours.

All I want is this; A government that up holds the values that this country was created for. A government that minds it's own damn business because what I do in my private life is no one's business but my own. A government that doesn't send it's sons to die in a useless war in a country that has nothing to do with 9/11.

The main issue with Iraq is this; Even if they had 'weapons of mass destruction' that is still no reason to start a war. Honestly what world power has the most fire power right now? We do. What world power has the most advanced military? We do. Knowing that why isn't the rest of the free world sending troops over here because we have 'weapons of mass destruction'? I'll tell you why; because they know better. It doesn't matter how much man power or fire power some country has because they have a right to arm and defend themselves just like we do. They aren't going to declare war on us until we attack them. Remember this, the guy that fires the first shot is likely the 'bad guy'.

Think about it this way; how long did the cold war last? How much fire power do you think the Soviet Union had? How much of that firepower was locked, loaded, and ready to go in the event that war broke out? How much did we have pointed at them? Now...how many people died as a cause of that 'cold war'? Probably not anywhere near the number of deaths that were a result of every minor (non-world war) we've been a part of in the last 100 years or so.

What we need is another Soviet Union, a country that does not see eye to eye with us but has enough firepower to keep us from even thinking about starting a war with them. I belive China will take over that role at some point in the next 20 years and we'll be stuck in another long term cold war. I just hope it doesn't turn 'hot' or we'll be in a world of trouble. Maybe going back to the old way of living will be better though. At least it would weed out the weak people that have no idea how to live off the land and survive without the grocery store and the power grid. Sure we won't be able to sit on our asses anymore but is that such a bad thing?