Thank you Chad for keeping the 1# issue facing this country with it's increasing angry and disenfranchised voters that have come to realize that the government doesn't work for the people, but instead the government has become an organization run by those who are paid lobbyists for the monied interests.
These lobbyists, posing as politicians, be they liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, have been doing such a fine job that the rich are getting richer, they have a lower tax rate and tax shelters, while poverty increases and social services are stressed with under funding.
Despite the meme that life couldn't be better for Americans that's broadcasted daily, we see plenty of evidence of a need for change of getting the corrupting influence of money out of politics.
In the mean time, I think politics may has become the opiate of the masses