....a shameful nation.

So many of our politicians are fear-mongers. They aim to make Americans fearful. Of terrorists, for instance. They magnify the threat to the U.S. To allow for an immense defense budget. To allow for loss of basic freedoms. To allow for a preemptive war. To allow for huge budget deficits. And a majority of Americans seem to buy their pitch hook, line and sinker. We've become a fearful lot. We have abandoned our principles. We have become a shameful nation. --Jim Broede