How Sad...

It's saddening to see our national "Idealized Self Image" become so totally corrupted by embedded self serving politicians that the masses no longer believe or trust, and don't even bother or speak out in disgust anymore. Even Pres. Obama with all his grandiose ideas that brought the people together in hope, seems to have understood that his promises as candidate can not be fulfilled as president; that by doing so he would simply be heightening the contradictions so inherent to what we've become as a nation. Pres. Obama seems to have understood that his promises of "change" honest government and transparency have become less and less of an option. The loafty ideals of a government of the people, by the people and for the people seem to have lost meaning to become once again mere words. It really is sad to witness a man who spoke with so many good intentions being forced by realty and circumstance to backtrack from great, to good, to bad and to worse. We have clearly lost the high ground when we no longer demand that those responsible for war crimes be held accountable, and we witness silently as these same criminals emerging from their political graves trying to justify their torture and abuses. The screaming absence of public outcry and discourse an be explained as censorship by convenience, or simply to the lack of values of a thinking elite who only worry about keeping their jobs and not rocking the boat. It's sad... I guess I'll join the patriotic crowd and simply go shopping this afternoon. Tacos?