Clayton, I'm 100% with you.

We really have ourselves to blame for the mess we're in. My gripe is less a personal one with Bush, and more against the corruption and absurd priorities of 1-party rule dictated by powerful lobbyists, buddy industries, and special interests from all over the political spectrum - very few of which truly have the interests of the general public at heart. As a result, we have no fiscal responsibility, no transparency, no accountability.

The best we can hope for in our skewed 2-party system is a balanced government in which Dems and GOP are headlocked, and third parties can hope to take root. Instead, America has voted its "values" and put the McParty in power everywhere. I'm not saying this to dump on Republicans; if the Democrats controlled all branches of government it would be just as bad.

I'll second the immediate ouster of all current politicians. We should follow by abolishing political parties, and making presidential elections dependent on popular vote. And I also agree that the root of the problem is at the state and local level, where citizen involvement has been replaced by the opinions of a few idealogues and cronies in positions of authority. We have a lot of cleanup to do here in Utah. Not as much as Louisiana, but a lot.

Aaron
Independent libertarian, sick of 1-party rule, blind loyalties, and political parties in general.