tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580247703206240142.post1053965549380547453..comments2023-05-16T02:08:42.858-07:00Comments on Degringolade: More thoughtsDegringoladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11893964959960977677noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580247703206240142.post-14249066913563100472013-06-12T12:54:10.128-07:002013-06-12T12:54:10.128-07:00"What I want to talk about is the passive nat..."What I want to talk about is the passive nature of the American people and how they are getting exactly the government they deserve and which they have worked so tirelessly to elect."<br /><br />Amen. <br /><br />Beginning sometime between the active end of WWII and the Reign of Reagan, we-all forgot that it is our job, as citizens, to pay attention. <br /><br />Somewhere back there in the beginning of this experiment, someone said that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.<br /><br />Somehow that got distorted into believing we only had to watch out for all those other guys out there who might not have our best interests at heart.<br /><br />We forgot to watch out for our own guys in here who had (and have) Big Plans for us-all. <br />Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410439088299142773noreply@blogger.com