Kahuna,

With due respect, I think you are naive if you think any socialist bent will be reversed in the future without blood in the streets. The circumstances we find ourselves in now are exactly the ones that breed dictatorships because the citizenry will accept any solution to "ease the pain". This is precisely why I am concerned about the Obama win, because of his known past associations and leanings in this direction. Hopefully the congress will not be asleep at the switch....but I'm not optimistic.

Not exactly to the point, but you should all take some time to view "The Crash Course" on Chris Martenson's web-site. Read his background. A pretty insightful presentation me thinks. It's probably pretty accurate on where we are headed, sooner or later.

http://www.chrismartenson.com