Addressing Problems

George Bush likes to go around decisively stating that he’s a man off action, focused on solving problems that affect “the people” - especially as applied to the Social Security system

I’d like to know what others think, so … if you want to, please in the comments section rank the following in order of importance of resolution, to ensure that America and Americans can continue to hang on to the mythical American way of life.

I’ll number them, but not in any order of importance that I would assign to them .. just for ease of reference in case anyone wants to comment.

1. The continuously growing, and now at record levels, current account deficit

2. reliance on oil (even if the USA controls Iraq .. and Saudi Arabia)

3. increasing offshoring of both manufacturing and “white-collar” work

4. the ongoing - and increasing - alienation of much of the rest of the world

5. ongoing corporate malfeasance

6. re-vamping Social Security

7. a massive and rapidly growing government deficit

8. weak environmental legislation with respectto water, air and other forms of chronic pollution

9. unwavering support of Israel, combined with continued involvement in Iraq

10. continuously declining quality of public education

How would you rank these, in terms of priority for some kind of fundamental change ?

Oh, and where is Bin Laden .. anyone heard anything even mentioned in “the news” these days ?