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Ending Our Stone Age Behavior

There is a coarsening of our senses and our spirits these days. Much of it comes from the influence of Washington, D.C. The political landscape there is now a drearisome, scorched desert. Nothing exists in most of politics but roaming predators stalking their prey viciously waiting to attack. The scene is so bizarre now that nobodies from nowhere who are inexperienced, inept, discourteous, and amateurish, have taken the spotlight and never stop standing in it. And worse, they have been given just enough power from the media, and from muddleheaded voters, that they perceive themselves to be important. The truth is they are a dangerous threat to the stability of our country and our ability as citizens to function in a healthy and thriving society. We have Congressmen apologizing to BP Oil whose carelessness and cutting of corners has all but destroyed Gulf coast marine life, tourism there, not to mention the death of 11 workers. Such apologies leave reasonable people startl