Well my state and city let the rest of the free world down. Im sorry, but its to be expected, thats why I will be leaving this hell hole in 8 months.
Unless the republicans fuck up the country so bad we have a major war and recession, the republicans have created a kind of Fascist state in this country. Almost the entire south, Midwest, and plain states, voted in huge margins for W and the republicans. Lets face it, no democrat will win those states 4 years from now. I tell you those republicans have read their history. W reminds me of Augustus, who cemented his power on a tenous title of emperor, with a morality campaign, and small easy to win wars in Romania etc, and hell he got bogged down in Parthia- which Iraq has some territory in now too.
Lets face it, most americans from the south, and midwest etc, are not very smart, the media is not helping, and the rise of religion as a political force, has put the icing on the cake.