Starting Over, I agree we are on a slippery slope. I think it is up to us to fix it. If we don't like what is going on in this country, then we need to get out there and vote to change it. There are so many issues (and thank goodnes we don't all agree!) that we have to choose the candidate based on his/her record on ALL the issues, not just one. I can't stand campaigns that focus on ONLY abortion, or ONLY Iraq, or ONLY anything else. There are too many problems that need to be fixed.

Casey, I agree with you about the commandment that trumps all. However, if we can't love ourselves (we meaning the US and the divisiveness I see everywhere), how can we love anyone else? There is such a divide right now between those who back the President and those who don't. This country was based on dissent, but today I don't see reasoned discussion any more. Discourse has been reduced to name calling and personal attacks on people who don't agree. We can't even agree to disagree. Where will it end?