Reply #8: My gut says no, but we can still dream.

[ktowntennesseedem]

The blinders worn by so many Americans are on so tight, and the apathy of so many others is so severe, I have trouble imagining a situation that would wake up enough people to do much good. But perhaps that's just my reaction in the wake of 2004's stolen election. My optimism and hope were high, and I was very disappointed in the outcome. Perhaps I'm just setting my expectations low, so that if I am wrong again (and I seem to be wrong often!), I might end up being pleasantly surprised!

Who knows? Having a lame-duck president with an assumed mandate who believes he is doing far better than he really is might just be the perfect combination to turn things around. Right now I doubt it, and I'll believe it when I see it, but here's hoping I'm wrong again!