unfortunately, politics has degenerated into a lot of mud slinging. I feel
for anyone who attempts to make any significant change in the political
process because it appears they are in for a real challenge.

George Mason predicted the Union would not last, and I am afraid Mason
was correct. I've spoken with people who have expatriated and now
live in foreign countries. ever ten years or so they come back to the
United States to visit. they say they are blown away at how much worse
we've become since their last visit. we don't notice it because we
are living in the middle of the cess pool day in and day out. scary.

"The inevitability of gradualness"

- Gramsci