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I’m not completely sold on the idea of you being wrong here. I can tell you that I lean in a different direction quite strongly.

The approximate $75 million (from memory, may be more or less) dollar trade deficits we were experiencing with Japan in the 80s, is not what we’re talking about here.

We are talking about a massive $800 billion dollar per year sucking sound. And we can debate the merits of this until the end of time. I’ve engaged in that enough for one lifetime.

Is it just the trade deficits and what they portend?

Is it just the dollar standing at a very low point, with a potential 9.5 financial earthquake on the horizon?

Is it just the 100 million plus McCain or Obama will see naturalized over the next decade?

Is it just the plan to cut back our nuclear warheads to the absolute bare minimum necessary?

Is it just our pulling out our nuclear warheads from Europe?

Is it just our plan to close Gitmo?

Is it just the idea we will forbid water boarding?

Is it just the idea we will grant some Geneva Convention lawful combatant status to terrorists?

Is it just the granting of Social Security to folks who never worked a day in our nation?

Is it just the flooding of our nation with lawful immigrants?

Is it just the three nation security agreement?

Is it just the FTAA?

Is it just the AU?

I could go on, but none of this is important. “Issues like this have plagued our nation from it’s inception. There’s nothing new here. Move along... move along...” That’s what I see taking place every day.

I’m not intending to dump this in your lap. I think you can see a fair amoung of frustration in my post, with what is going on.

I seem to see a lot of folks thinking none of this matters, because each one of these things isn’t really that big a deal (in some folks eyes) on it’s own mertis.

I don’t think that’s how the world works. It’s never just one thing on it’s own. It’s always how the whole picture comes together, and I don’t like this mosaic one bit.

Color me paranoid. Color me simple. I don’t care. That’s how I see all this. I’m not bashful about revealing how I see it.

Take care.