I have to agree with you

and as I mentioned before, China will emerge from this mess light years ahead of the U.S.

I never thought I would be hearing myself say it

but the political structure in the U.S. vs China is no contest

China sits down, makes a 5 year plan, and gets on with it

The U.S. sits down, divides the room into two, and starts throwing bricks at each other

when they do arrive at some watered down version agreeable to everyone

then it's pork barrel time

a $2.50 hammer becomes $200 to the taxpayer

but they're not there to represent the interest of the everyday voter

they're there to make sure the people that financed their campaigns get a piece of the pie

they are there to make sure they get re-elected

and they are there to make sure the opposite party doesn't get anything positive accomplished

how far does a country get

when 1/2 the country is on the gas pedal and the other 1/2 is on the brake pedal

and when there's an election every 2 years

OK now you take the brake, I'll take the gas

what a waste of humanity

The U.S. had the opportunity to be the leaders in progress of technology, trade, humanitarian aid

instead they must keep their only remaining industry busy...defense

and I use the label 'defense' loosely

I have absolutely nothing against the average american

They are great people

But somewhere along the line, their governement built a road to no where

People need their leadership to lead them

And these days their leadership just lead them into the next war

Don't get me started on the corruption

I think electing Obama was like putting a baby in a cage of tigers

Kinda cute for a second or two

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