by Thomas Craig

As the Creator of AmericanTusk.com, I'm sure you can guess that I am passionate, not so much about political parties, but America itself.  As of late, I have been questioning my patriotism.  I have been questioning it because my goal was to help America by first reforming the Republican Party, and then by helping the Party regain control of the government.  The problem is (and perhaps I am wrong) that even if the Party regains control, America is too far gone to be saved.  Here is the real kicker though, I DON'T BLAME THE DEMOCRATS.  Radical Liberalism is merely the result and consequence of a populace too ignorant, too weak, and too silent.  We like to think that there is some sort of revolution brewing because a few mid-western conservatives shout out at townhall meetings.  It means nothing.  Congress is full of wannabe dictators and power-hungry imbeciles.  These are people who don't posess any greater intelligence than you or I but they happened to have the time and fundraising capabilities to make it to an elected office where they have no intention of "representing" the fools who elected them.  Once upon a time, America was full of radicals who had the crazy notion that a Country can be run by the people and for the people.  That dream is dead.  It no longer exists and if you believe it does, you either aren't paying attention or don't understand what you are seeing.  This post was originally going to be about President Obama's "speech" to our Nation's youth next week.  I was going to point out how eerily similar it seems to be like Hitler reaching out to the youth of Germany.  Hitler understood that if you can influence the children, you can control an entire generation.  Obama understands this as well and it is one more reason to believe that dark times lie ahead for our Nation.  We are over-taxed, over-burdened, and under-represented.  While I will continue to advocate for the return of true Republican ideals, I have no doubt at this moment that when the GOP takes power again, they will squander it and abuse it like they did during the Bush years.  America became complacent over the years and we are now witnessing something worse than the fall of an empire, but the death of a dream.  Instead of learning from our mistakes, we have repeated and strengthened them.  I have no doubt that a long time ago, many Romans felt that the light of Rome would never fade, regardless of the problems they were experiencing.  We have been standing guard and watching for the wolves, not realizing that the wolves are already in and all that is left are the remains of something once great.  I hope I am wrong but I have yet to see anything that gives me optimism.  What do you think?