As I read these threads, it is clear that the Republicans and the Democrats are to blame for everything. As an Independent, I am in the clear. As my dad used to say, " The country has been going to hell since I was a kid( born in 1908) and we are still here." He is gone now, but it would seem we are still going to hell but we are still here. Step back everybody, would you like to live in another country. This is the best country in the world. We have lived through idiot Republicans and Democrats. We will live thru many more.