There's no place to discuss the necessary role of the public and our branches of government and what needs to be done. Almost as a necessity, I find myself drawn into the dogfight of getting the Republican party's stranglehold on our country broken.
I suffer through reading and hearing people who earnestly believe the talking points that come right out of Ken Mehlman's talking points memorandi. (My favorite whipping boy on that one is "The Centrist Coalition" blog 'Centerfield') These folks earnestly (important note there...sincerely, earnestly, honestly) believe some of the rhetoric and make some compelling arguments in its favor.
I try to remind myself that this doesn't indicate the death of American compassion or leadership...it, instead, indicates that said American stature is snuffed and waiting for a fresh breath of oxygen to get going again.
While out riding my bike this weekend I had a bit of an epiphany and wanted to share it (or at least ramble it out into 'print').