Socially, I think the election of a Black president is the most significant event (in this country) in the last decade. Sadly, the resultant fallout has served to re-open old wounds and (once again) expose America's dark side. I can only think; 'one step forward, two steps backward'.

Economically, the astonishing growth of the SUPER-RICH at a time when the middle class is shrinking at an alarming rate and the poor have all but given up. This situation should inform even the dullest of dullards, that something has been terribly wrong for at least the last decade. My own son's small investment firm, of which he is a founding partner, is making a small fortune buying and selling distressed companies. With funding by Goldman-Sachs, these five Harvard or Wharton MBA's have done hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business without ever getting their hands dirty. Strangly, I don't feel all that proud of him as I watch him pay a $1000.00 Vet bill for a 15 yr. old dog to spend 3 nights in the vetenary hospital 'for observation'. I don't think I raised him that way, but money has a way of insulating you from some of the human misery and suffering that goes on around you. Oh well, his wife DID put out a hell of a Thanksgiving meal. Since she's never worked a day since I've known her, I guess she has plenty to be thankful for.

chas