If we continue to kick the can down the road...

If we continue to kick the can down the road, this generation will have subscribed to the philosophy: apres nous, le deluge.

The following linked article in the Brisbane Times is frightening because it is so straightforward and logical. It does not feel biased, it feels like the observations of a neutral, well-informed bystander.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/decline-of-the-us-empire-will-reshape-our-world-20101109-17m78.html

I believe there is still time to save the greatness of the United States - home of self sufficient, "can do" innovators, melting pot of diverse races and cultures. But I agree time is running out. All great societies rise and fall, but 200 years is but a blink of an eye in world history. Surely we can do better than that?

As I see my state forced to make deeper and deeper cuts in education and other public services, as I watch Washington planning to cut taxes that inevitably will increase our deficits at the same time there is talk of shaving Social Security and Medicare while the wealthiest corporations give obscene bonuses to those who speculate with our nation's assets, I become disheartened.

My friend Bob has issued a clarion call "...from D. C. to city halls across America. Statesmen wanted. No audition required--just performance."

Courage and integrity are hard to come by in the face of the furious media attacks that inevitably rain down on anyone who dares to support real solutions to our very real problems. And yet they are quite desperately needed.