tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14902719.post6259713561118412531..comments2009-07-13T11:40:21.930-05:00Comments on Born at the Crest of the Empire: Don't let the wiretapping shockers be a Friday dum...mikevoteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010028700825655843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14902719.post-65773679723058593952009-07-13T11:40:21.930-05:002009-07-13T11:40:21.930-05:00Yeah. I know. I just thought I'd try to keep it al...Yeah. I know. I just thought I'd try to keep it alive one more day.mikevoteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010028700825655843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14902719.post-82600680585418036082009-07-13T09:16:57.073-05:002009-07-13T09:16:57.073-05:00This will all be forgotten... Americans have no se...This will all be forgotten... Americans have no sense of ownership of their government.. no civic attachment beyond the selfish interest. Government and politics is like a reality TV show for most Americans... They are voyeurs not participants in the process of governance. (Oddly, this is not true when it comes to partisan campaigns. Just to the actual running of the country. Weird)<br /><br />And the GOP is morally bankrupt. Compare the GOP during Watergate, or even Iran-Contra. Then you could find a functioning cluster of principled Republicans in congress. Now? Forget about it. They stand for nothing but unflinching support of party of country. No matter what the offense.<br /><br />Couple these too observations with the Democrats weak stomach for actually fighting for anything and...-epmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290108507107672811noreply@blogger.com