Monday, June 30, 2008

America: Where Shall We Go?

This from the New York Times as we approach Independence Day and - traditionally - a high point in American confidence:

My fellow Americans: We are a country in debt and in decline — not terminal, not irreversible, but in decline. Our political system seems incapable of producing long-range answers to big problems or big opportunities. We are the ones who need a better-functioning democracy — more than the Iraqis and Afghans. We are the ones in need of nation-building. It is our political system that is not working. (to read the entire article, click here).

Wes

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