On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:34:14 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

I'll bet it was much the same as the health care debate, and the
country has somehow survived.

Yeah, and Germany survived Hitler.
"The country survived" is far too low a goal.

Selfish and sanctimonious outrage. I'm not surprised at all that's how
you happen to view your country.