So.....are you really that happy to be an American? If the Glorious Union was no more and we were a collection of states (sort of like Europe but with a common language) would that be so bad? The growing divide between the left & right (or haves & have-not-enough) is growing to a point where I see no mending of fences. Hell, if 9-11 didn't do it can anything really fix us? Do we even like each other enough to care?

The more I look at history the more clear it is that our forefathers would be aghast at the uncaring monstrosity that is the federal government, and how that all powerful creature has enslaved their noble states. I know a lot of the left cling to the Federals because they feel that local governments would be less prone to care about minority interest. The Southern states  historically have a low tolerance to those that are different but generational changes are (I believe) changing long held prejudice, we communicate in ways our grandparents couldn't image and assimilate news at lightning speed...we are different. We can control small government....really. Without the "hugeness" of the Federals we could give ever government creature a face and hold them/it accountable. Athens would have nothing on us ;)

The idea is that maybe if we were smaller we would think that maybe we actually counted again. That our vote...our voice, would/could be heard and make a difference. Would my fellow Louisvillians let the buffoonery of our Metro Council (I'm looking at you Barbara Shanklin) carry on year after year if they weren't so worn down? Much less the shameful pack of thieves that govern the fair Bluegrass from Frankfort.

Im tired and I want a CHANGE....not President Obamas change but something real and new that the Powers That Be would never stand for. I want something you have to fight for.