[Chaguito]

I'm about to turn 60, so I have a little bit of perspective. But I have to ask, "Is this the first time in history that our politicians have been so intent, in so many ways, on subverting the nation?" Or is it simply a matter that I can now read about it outside the normal news media?

In either case, it's depressing, since it is almost impossible to unseat an incumbent senator. What radical action can thwart these self-aggrandizing enemies of the people they "represent?"

[MonicaG]

I'm about half that, and I agree it is depressing because a lot of our "radicals" are heavily invested in daily 2(+) Minutes Hate against POTUS and entire country, instead of loving our awesome country enough to track and hold our representatives accountable, or to even exercise their freedom of speech in civil discourse (instead of paranoid lunatic ravings that President Bush is all at once the most stupidest dummy on earth AND the evil 9-11 mastermind getting richer off oil, etc.).

However, I went to the 9-11 memorial in Sacramento and heard from some awesome U.S. servicemembers who have served in Iraq, and it was SO encouraging and awesome! I hope we can elect a lot of those wonderful dedicated Americans to office so we can be represented by people willing and able to deal with reality (rather than insane lies, denial and displacement).