How many Marxist nations can you cite that have changed for the better. Hint Russia is not one of them, Putin is still in charge and so is the KGB.
None of them get better until they start converting to politically democratic, and freemarket driven economic models, in my opinion. I'm not sure I get your point though. I'm not suggesting we roll over and let this become a Marxist nation. On the contrary, we need to fight to the end to prevent that. What I'm saying is that the birther controversy is a non-sequitor with many otherwise conservative Americans and it is a distraction from the genuine dangers of this administration. For so long we decried that the media was ignoring this issue, and now that the heat is on the administration for their policies, the media picks it up to shine a spotlight it. That's not a conincidence. Nor is the fact that there have been so many bogus claims about the real birth certificate - in the unlikely event that the real one ever surfaces, the whole issue will be so tainted that no credibility will be granted to it.