Real ID

I remember growing up how we used to make jokes about Russians needing papers. Now it seems we Americans will need papers to go places. People really need to look at this law and oppose it, I guess we lost the war on terror before it began. The American way of life is fading at a pace so fast it is frightening...

Al Qaeda struck a major blow to the American way of life. While not an instant knock down, it may in fact be a mortal blow. More like a bee sting to a person allergic to bee venom.

We Americans have enjoyed almost total security, in that our three neighbors consist of two good friends (Mexico and Canada), and a weak pseudo enemy (Cuba). This being our only injury since the Spanish American war (concluded 1846). December 7 1941 was actually smaller than September 11 2001. The response to the attack is the only thing we Americans could not withstand, a damage to our freedom.

Like a bee sting, the root cause, is an over-active immune response to a relatively minor injury. This is driving a catastrophic systemic failure. The political body is consuming the peoples liberty due to an over reaction by the infotainment industry. Which in-fact creates a dangerous situation for the leadership.

The infotainment industry (facing a loss in power to alternative Internet new sources) over-reacted to terrorist acts, causing the politicians to make drastic reductions in freedom in order to appear effective. This in turn provided a positive feedback to the infotainment industry. The infotainment industry in a downward spiral has lost it's past power and glory. With every minor terror threat the press over-reacts again seeking another spike in power. It's a run-away system.

All this over-reaction is causing a meltdown in the public confidence of congress (currently facing a 10% approval rating), the executive branch, and the press.

How is it this country has forgotten what made us Americans? We torture prisoners and reduce the freedoms of our citizens. We would never have allowed this to happen in WWII, we took the high road against an enemy much worse than any terrorist. How did we lose this integrity?

This of course is only made worse by the "defeatist" chanting of politicians. Is that what this country has grown into? Have we become quitters and cowards? Anytime in history that politicians were acting like this they would be tried as traitors...I hope America can find her the spirit that made her who she used to be.