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Jeff LichtmanI think what saddens me the most about our country right now is that the Democrats and Republicans are almost willing to root against our country if it will result in harm to the other party. You can hate George Bush all you want, that doesn't mean that he is a homicidal maniac who enjoys killing children. You can hate Nancy Pelosi all you want, that doesn't mean that she wants to have Bin Laden's baby (though in fairness to Bin Laden - I'm not certain he'd be interested in that deal either). In essence, each side wants what is best for our country -- they just have different views on how to go about it. That doesn't make one side evil and the other side good. There's a lot of grey area there on both sides.
The best part about 9/11 (actually the only good part) was the fact that for a brief period of time in NYC we were all one. The haves, the have nots, black, white, Dems, Republicans; we were all one, united. Our politicians managed to act as one, too, for a period of time. Keep in mind that people become politicians oftentimes out of an incredible ambitious desire to be in power, for no other reason - not even to help our society. I hate politicians.
We're in a tough period of our history right now, with Islamic fundamentalists plotting to kill us in every inch of the globe. Now is not the time for stupidity and selfishness. Now is the time to really band together as one and fix the mess we're in, not just point fingers and say 'we could do it better' solely to garner a few more votes.