What I think is wrong.

I blame Reagan for the state of the nation, but it falls in the realm of unintended results. He gave us the idea that we, each of us could do no wrong because we are Americans. He believed that most people were good and that our society would self correct because we were everything that was right in the world. He failed to see a dark side in ourselves and by a blind believe in things American he glossed over it. He gave us the start of our hubris and entitlement that is the root cause of today's troubles.

"W" was the pinnacle of this thinking and we might have been OK if not for 9/11. Being completely blind to the world around us 9/11 only fueled the darker side of our society. The fact that we were surprised by 9/11, the Iraq war, the failure in Afghanistan, two wars with Tax cuts, the increase in Executive power, attack on our civil liberties and failure to provide checks and balances on business. It was hubris and entitlement that fueled them to take us to the point we are at today.

Even now with the crisis in full swing there are many that still cling to the faith. For all the talk of globalization, we think that we have all the answers. Wall Street still clings to their entitlement in spite of bringing us to global meltdown. The rage of the masses some how confuses them because they work hard to earn those salaries. The change in society that money equates to self worth and that the more you get the better, in spite it could be more than you could ever use.

We need to start to listening to the better angels of our nature, and I believe all the data is there to make those choices. We just need to turn away from our dark side and work for the common good.