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Probably the best thing that could happen would be some kind of sex scandal in Washington. Would have to be pretty big, though... bigger than Clinton or Edwards ...
The nation is already hardened to news. You can see it here on RR... It''s just too exhausting. We've turned to the mundane things of everyday life. Where the intensity of the forums were politics and finsnce even as recently as a month ago, most of the current discussions are about anything but.
I'm guessing that people are tired of fighting, and hoping for some reasonable solutions, and have given over to accepting, and trying to make the best of a bad deal.
The idea that there could be a groundswell of outrage that might result in political change is not valid. The public has gone into shock and doesn't want to hear any more.
It has rubbed off on me. I have come to the point that I really don't care about housing, credit, or even whether the unemployment rate goes to 15%. It's my neighbor who is affected, and he doesn't care enough to even read his newspaper.
For the first time in years, I've lost interest in caring about what happens to others. I'm ok, my bride is ok, we owe no one, can pay our bills, and look to be reasonably secure for the present.
Now, I find myself able to watch Hannity listen to Rush Limbaugh or to Savage... (still can't abide Ann, though). It's kinda like reading history... even though the history hasn't yet been written.
I'll leave with a single question... One that I've posed at least 5 times in the past several months... One that no one here has thought important enough to answer.
"Name one honest man or woman in the three branches."
