Well, Todd, you can be optimistic if you want but to me, the thought of the most far-left government in American history is very depressing.
And say what you will but I place all the blame on George W. Bush for this turn of events. He has governed so badly that the Republican "brand" may never recover. He has totally thrown away everything that Ronnie Reagan ever stood for.
Stumpy, I think its just the fact that I have alot of things to live for rightnow. And with kids that are 7 years old, all I have to be optimistic for the future.
I agree with everything you say, but I also tend to think that most people are not bad, just easily infulenced. So, we may swing to the left on this election, but the truth with come out and the pendulum will go the other direction after that.
I don't think that the fools running the democtratic party sre doing this because they think its right, they are doing it for there benefit only.