Have to tell you Joe, I'm on that line of defeatism.
When the post office didn't see "electronic medium" harming their business 10 yrs ago and is in billions of debt, healthcare reform, housing reform, lack of penal reform, etc, etc., it kinda overwhelms you and makes you wonder WTH is wrong with all these people.  I have worked for the government and both of my parents still do.  The stupidity, waste, and get-by-with-a-paycheck attitude would baffle any normal person.  And it's on EVERY level I have ever known.
IRT this thread, I would like to refer anyone that doesn't know how a real jail system works to the Japanese prisons.  I've seen it first hand (as a visitor) and would love to see something like it here.  Here is an old article, but pretty much describes what I saw as well.
http://www.jameswebb.com/articles/parade-japaneseprisons.html
The only thing I would change is more "an eye for an eye".
			
		
 
				 
				


 . Now he wants to be governor again, and let me guess, you will vote for him because you have to go party line, be a man and open your eyes.
 . Now he wants to be governor again, and let me guess, you will vote for him because you have to go party line, be a man and open your eyes.


























