Agreed. As I see it there were some perhaps unbalanced responses in reaction to what can only been seen as bigoted posts heavily tilted towards Iran; I understand where that came from but I don't feel that I should have been associated with those efforts. It is worth pointing out that I did make clear my disagreement with those posts. I directly objected to a number of them. That said, I came into the conversation a bit late and probably should have taken a bit more time to do the background reading.

I am a realist. My approach to politics is strictly in the realpolitik tradition which places US interests above all others (in this regard Nixon was a genius). Note that US interests and US (short term) policy often diverge. That is where I feel citizens must step into the mix in order to help bring policy inline with long term interests. Also note that I usually see US long term interests as being closely aligned with issues of social justice.

So here's to moving past direct assaults and towards more constructive dialogue.

Regards.
bigsby Reviewed by bigsby on . Debt as % of GDP Hits Post WW2 High From The Congressional Budget Office CBO says debt will reach 62 percent of GDP by year's end - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room This falls SQUARELY on the shoulders of the Democrats and their four year SPENDING SPREE. Thanks to falling revenues from an economy showing NO signs of significant growth and runaway federal expansion, US debt compared to GDP will rise to a high not seen since the US vanquished Japan & Nazi Germany 65 years ago. Thats an added growth in spending of about a Rating: 5