Bobbie?
You couldn't be more right.

that's about it!

Although he had good intentions, and did some good in reevaluating our mental health issues, the government had to go overboard and throw everyone out of institutions, even those who NEED to be there, that isn't Geraldo's fault. Since (moderate) Republicans are all the rage here in the Soviet state of NJ, he may do well here. I just pray I hit the lottery and can move out of this place, even if it's to PA, where one can still practice his/her 2nd amendment, God given rights. Unless you have connections, or are rich, it's impossible to get a CCP in Jersey. He'll probably follow in Christie's footsteps, and hang on to his coattails. Yeah, his name was Jerry Rivers, he changed it for obvious reasons.

Why do we seem at odds on how to deal with people, and I use the term loosely, who've stated that they WILL NOT live according to society's rules. They have no compunction about killing innocent civilians, women, children. They use their own children as explosives carriers. They murder their women for the least infraction. They admit to lying to us (infidels), to further their cause. All this evidence and we still don't know how to deal with them.
Puzzling.

Addendum:
I remember an America where we kids could play outside, well after dark. An America where people said hello, and please and thank you. An America where we learned how to learn in school, which is the whole purpose of primary education. At 65 I can still add, subtract, multiply, and divide in my head, how many high school graduates today, can say that. I've seen men and women in their 30's working at cash registers who scratch their heads trying to make change. I remember doing work for a few collages in the NE. Sitting in the cafeteria, eating lunch, listening to the college crowd discussing whatever, and cringed at the fact that not one of them could put together a cogent sentence. I thought it was me, until I had one of the owners with me, who happened to have a masters in engineering from MIT, and he laughed like a nut case when I pointed it out to him. He couldn't believe what this (school) was putting out.
IMHO, we MUST stop electing lawyers and career politicians to Congress. Congress was NEVER intended to be filled with lawyers, and it certainly wasn't intended to be anyone's career.
Blame we the people, we get what we elect.
"Remember, if your government isn't working for you, it's working against you."

To RGG49:
Do you really believe that it was Mr. Romney's fault?
If so, I have a bridge to sell, cheap!
Forget about the FACT that he was, and is a decent and honorable man.
Forget about the FACT that he ran because he loves America, and not that he had anything to prove, to anyone.
Forget about the FACT that the MSM did their best to turn the election to Obama.
Forgetting about all this, and so much more, if you're looking for someone to blame, look no further than the nearest mirror.
We the people allowed Obama another chance to "fundamentally transform" America, and he is.
We the people, the silent majority?
I'm not so sure any more. Either that or we've given up the principal that majority rules, it's more like minority rules. If anyone has a gripe about anything, and can get a lawyer interested, he/she rules.
Want more evidence?
We the people sat silent while one woman and nine, unelected, black robed men threw God from my classroom. One year we started the day with a reading from the Bible, and the next year we were told it's now against the law to read the Bible in school. From then on, schools, the educational system, and most importantly, the students futures have been going down the toilet.
My take is this, either God Himself has allowed this to take place, to test us, or we the people just don't give a crap about America any longer.
It seems that over 30% of US stayed home on election day, that would've been more than enough to swing the election.
All here do realize that there are only two ways to remake America into what she was intended to be.
The first, and best way is at the ballot box. To win elections we the people must get off our backsides and GO AND VOTE!
The second way is, or should be unthinkable.

Your plan will fail, for one reason.
It's sound, inexpensive, reasonable, and it makes sense, no government agency will sign off on it.

Well said Abe, (both posts).
It has always been my contention that if the Palestinians were interested in peace, as they say, they should've been spending the foreign aid money on schools, books, teachers, and the infrastructure. Instead, they spend it on arms and ammunition, bombs, and explosives.
It's pretty difficult to have sympathy for that mindset.

I believe that we the people have only one more chance to get this right, before we loose America for good.
We started our school day the same way, every day. We had a reading from the Bible, a Psalm or Proverb, (nothing that could be mistaken for forcing christianity on anyone), then, we ALL stood, hand over hearts, and recited the pledge. After giving HONOR to G_d and country, we were ready to learn. We learned boring stuff, like English, and Math, and Social Studies, and History, and Geography, and even had time for silly things like, uh, Health, and Biology, and Art, and Music even. I'm 65 years old and can still add, subtract, multiply, and divide in my head, how many of today's high school graduates can say that.
To add insult to injury, my favorite kids show was Hoody Doody. Remember at the end of each show, either Hoody or Buffalo Bob would take a close up and say these horrible words, "Now kids, don't forget Church or Sunday School". As a kid growing up, we went to church every Sunday, and you know what?, most of the kids in my neighborhood did as well. We respected our elders, as quant as that sounds. I would never think of calling an adult by their first name, we were taught manners, in school, and at home.

HillelA posted this gem.
"Enough words! Time for action -- gun control action! There is no reason for civilians to possess military weaponry. Restore the assault weapon ban!"
No sir, not enough words, not nearly enough. The facts do not back up your premise, you're misguided in your emotional response. People like this boy, do not care about the "laws" you pass, nor do any criminals. These people will get guns, knifes, explosives, or something else to kill when that little voice inside tells them to.
Try using a little common sense and think about a different outcome in Con. The gunman shot or broke his way into the school. First stop, the main office. If just one person in that office was trained in and had a weapon, 20 precious little lives might still be with us today.

Oskie?
I believe you're right in what you say. There is another path to consider, one that was laid out long before Obama came along. We the people have the right, no, the obligation to not only challenge our government, but to dismantle it and start over. Although I never thought I'd see America go down this far, I doubt that Americans are going to stand for much more. When the middle class starts to (feel) the crunch of being "brought down to size", they WILL fight back, one way or another. Let's just pray that it doesn't come down to the "another".