Where are our spiritual values?

We lack resolve. That's the big problem in America. We lack resolve to solve our problems. Or even to clearly identify our problems. We have become a do-nothing society. Full of obstructionists. We want everybody to fail. Especially the people that are in power and able to do anything about our dire straits. We seem to hate each other. Republicans hate Democrats. And Democrats hate Republicans. We push each other to stalemates. Rather than to solutions. We Americans are walking in place. Going nowhere. I heard former president Jimmy Carter the other night. He said that the rancor in our government is the worst its ever been. Even than it was just before the Civil War. We are a nation divided. Factions pull against each other. So that nothing gets done. We filibuster in the U.S. Senate. Virtually any and everything. We aren't real united Amercans anymore. We are each other's enemies. We were born a racist nation. And we're still racist. Yes, we've been divided right from the beginning. And the divide continues to fester. Many of us can't stand having a black president. We wish him ill. We'd rather our nation fail. Than succeed. Yes, we Americans are sick. Dreadfully sick. We have lost our spiritual values. That is, if we ever had 'em. --Jim Broede