Slight correction in my last sentence; I meant to say instead of just "representative government", "representative government powered by free market capitalism"…….

Look at your history….the first thing socialists do when they take power is kill the golden goose. Socialists (Communists, Nazis; they are all socialists) can't resist and as with all parasites, they eventually weaken and kill the host.

There is nothing progressive about socialism Marty, you only have to go back a little way and look at the history of the 20th century; you'll discover that there was more genocide, murder, imposed human misery/degredation, exploitation and human rights violations under socalist regimes than under any representative government. This is an indisputable fact guy……

#1. The "dirty little secret" is that the G.W. Bush, and the rest of the Bush clan, are Liberals, not "Conservatives", (with but one even remotely "Conservative" value being such as G.W's proven successful policies which protected us from more 9/11-type Terrorist attacks) as also repeatedly shown and proven by G.H.W. Bush when he called Ronald Reagan "a Right-wing fringe cooke pushing voo-doo economics"; then, as President, openly and not so openly proceeded to undo what Ronald Reagan had done (which had proven, yet again, to be both correct and true to our founding purposes, principles and documents), and how G.H.W. Bush himself delcared that what he regreted about his "no new taxes" pledge was (quote) "not breaking it but making it in the first place".

2. The falsehood and speciousness of claims by Obama (and his Comrades in Congress and elsewhere) referring to the current mess as being something he/his administration "inherited" is exposed by the following facts, just for starters:

(A) Obama, Reid, Pelosi, and their Comrades continue blaming "the Republicans" and "Bush", and referring to the current mess as "inherited" from them, yet they have been in control of Congress for more than two (2) years now, and thus quite able to prevent things, including the current mess, and

(B) The fact is that the Comrades in majority control of Congress (including then Sen. Obama) are the ones who perpetuated Federal policies and practices which, in effect, forced lending institutions to make high risk mortgage loans (without such as requiring proof of ability to pay) to people unlikely to be able to pay, on pain of any and all possible Federal harassement and prosecution for "unfair lending practices", and now, although the smallest percentage of mortgages are in foreclosure or any danger of it, those same Leftist government elitist politicians and their accomplices have gotten away with calling it "a major financial crisis/Wall Street melt-down" and blaming "the Republicans" and "Wall Street" for it.

Check the facts, including the voting records of Obama, Reid, Pelosi and their Comrades, and you'll find it all true and thus exposing the lie of any statements to the contrary by Obama, his Comrades, and their accomplices in academia, the media, and elsewhere, all seeking to pose as if they "inherited" the mess we now face.

Please accept my apology for the "crap" reference about your Washington Post quote. I hadn't read that yet. I defer to a comment later by John R.

I might hope to see you go further into addressing which Ken for clarification just as I will try to clarify/identify which Conn I refer to.

Thanks to John R (Bordertown)for his eloquence and input to this comment section and his addition towards fairness intended to keep the dialogue proactive rounded and……..easy . I welcome comments and input such as his anytime.

Any quotes from Fareed Zakaria, or Frontline, and their reporting last week? Fareed had a unique and very interesting poll wouldn't you think?.

United we Stand……..