It's a lot better than hell.

I sense that as a society, Americans are basically an unhappy lot. They don't necessarily know why they are unhappy. Only that they are unhappy. Maybe that's the problem. They don't know what's going on. It's over their heads. Or too complicated. I think the electorate sided with Obama and the Democrats in 2008 because they thought the Republicans were really stinking things up. But the stench hasn't gone away. Mainly because the pile of crap and problems left by the GOP can't be easily solved. Maybe not even by god himself. So all these unhappy people are still unhappy. And that means they'll toss out the Democrats the next time around, in 2010. And return the power to the even more dreadful tea-party Republicans. Yes, the lunatic fringe. And that could very well mean the demise of America. Period. Our nation will have gone all the way to hell. And there may be no escaping. Yes, we Americans will be condemned to hell for the rest of our lives. Unless one manages to escape. And I may flee. To Italy or Germany. I have friends there. And I visit often. And certainly, it's a lot better than hell. --Jim Broede