[Heff]

Its good article.... but I cannot get past two things... we have 60 million Americans that are settling for averageness and lower expectations... that its ok if America is no longer the greatest nation, the greatest military, the greatest ideals.... secondly, the MEDIA... they have made a mockery of JOURNALISM... JOURNALISM no longer exists. They gave this President a pass and the allowed his campaign and surrogates to demonize a good, honorable and decent man that could have made a difference... a man of character, a man that understands the true American way.

I am tired of hearing even from those within the GOP... “we have to move to the center, we can't be so radical in our positions on gay marriage, abortion and other equality issues... “... I don't mean that we can't have honest discussion... I understand the gay marriage issue (yeah, I know, not popular here) but I do support the notion of civil union, but marriage is something between a man and woman. Why does the right have to move more to the center? When the left is asked, they cry racism, misogynist, homophobic... etc. Its sickening.

To see nearly an entire black community vote for Obama, I can only believe that many of those votes were completely based upon skin color and NOT the competency of the man, but that racism is OK for this country. I firmly believe that Mitt lost many votes because of his faith... but no one will talk about that discrimination....ITs sickening.

Sadly, 12 million less voters in this election... is anyone asking why? I will not accept that WE ran a bad campaign... we ran a good campaign... we appealed to 57 million... but the far left had their willing conspirator in the media, and hollyweird working overtime, lying, manipulating, and doing it towards a group of people that are easily fooled, tricked and lead.

How far away is this nation from a civil war and or other radical violence. I am afraid for this country, and its future. We, for the first time in our 236 year history are handing over this country to my kids generation (20 year olds) and to my grand children, a nation that is in far worse shape then when it was handed to us.

I am confident though that this nation will return to the faith-filled, conservative values that it once had... but sadly, there is much pain to endure until that happens and a greater fall from God's grace.

[SJackson]

we have 60 million Americans that are settling for averageness and lower expectations... that its ok if America is no longer the greatest nation, the greatest military, the greatest ideals

I'm not sure you're correct about 60 million, if you are, you're correct in both parts. Honest discussion is difficult, at least in the public sphere. I don't encouter that other than occasionally on a personal basis. The public sphere, millions, being the more significant. As to the 12 million fewer voters, I've asked a few times on the thread about the 2.3 million McCain voters absent. Less concerned about the missing Obama voters.