Northton

Meb, You are right. It's about facing the truth instead of ignoring it or pretending everything will be okay, which is just another way of ignoring it.

When people think god is in control then many see no reason to change things for the better.

I say if we don't fix it no one will and if we don't take responsibility then no one will save us. We must accept our lives as our own.

Free to see freedom free.
Live and be
What you see
Can't be free
See the tree
Look out for that tree!

Well, I made you look? LOL

I'm afraid norty, very afraid!!!!! I don't see anything working out just fine. I actually was thinking of never becoming a Mother. Not that I didn't want kids. I knew what was coming, and I knew it would get worse. I really don't see anything getting better. I'm not the optimist, the glass always seems empty, even when it is full.

Northton, stirring the pot again? You left out the figures from the clinton years... Boy would I love to catch that orange puff driving down the road... ;o)

LOL (J/K)

Northton it could be worse.
We are blessed compared to the 22,000 dead in Myanmar.
Gammies61,Was your last post from a song?

As Tiny Tim put it "God Bless Us Everyone"! The defence rests!

Nice “spin” but that is what it is...to point at the fact that America is not perfect is not the same a proving it is not blessed...all of the woes you have listed are far worse in most of the world.
Well that and you have misrepresented most if not all the figures you have posted ! 36 million people are “below poverty level” yawn...we have over 40 million illegals working under the table so they are actually making more money than the average standard of their home land (not to mention that the money they are making is not declared ) so they DO NOT COUNT .
1% of all Americans are losing their homes ? Wrong! 1% of all first year mortgages are in foreclosure (that is a 100% increase from the normal .05% ) that is a far cry from 1% of the nation ! More people now own homes than ever before in all American history 70% ! even with your 1% who did not pay any payments.
God helps those who help themselves and no where in all the world does that mean more than it does right here in the USA !

LOL dida , that is spot-on ...but just for the record “murder” is down over the past 3 years in reporting.

Norty leans to the left (hard!) so it is his outlook to often view “everyone els” as the problem and needing to change. The basic divide is as simple as the “Right” looks for solutions while the “left” looks for someone to blame ....
In its simplest form the natural fact that should govern all action is that “change” always starts with oneself.

You are so right LadyBug.

I love orgygun's comment. To me it says, So what if things are bad, they could be worse so it's okay. LOL Dumbass.

I'm sorry Dida. LOL

You are right, Sig. We have to stop this stupid live of money and just be happy with food and a decent home and a car, and a playsation, and a boat, aaaaaaaaand a pony.

Damn straight, Ronco. We need solar, whether we care or want to admit it. We also need public education. I guess you want that to be an option too? "Hay! My boy iz smart and he dont need no fancy skoolin'!"

Don't even get me started on our “public education system” ...whole dam thing needs to be scraped and rebuilt from scratch ! It just makes me so mad because I believe in the idea of at least trying to get what you pay for !
As far as solar its a dead end ! Will never cover more than 5% of our energy needs no matter how many trillions of dollars we waste on it ... The whole “solar and ONLY solar” strategy that has held us at a standstill for 30 years must end, solar power ranks right up there with saving water and reducing carbon...its a “feel good” distraction from the reality of our problems.