Posted by Anthony Gregory on 03/11/10 11:27 AM   [Newer: Another Census Absurdity] [Older: McCain-Lieberman Bill a Major Threat to Liberty ]

This has become the mainstream consensus, as Glenn Greenwald explains, and much of it has to do with a Democratic "peace" president in the White House. Americans used to be impatient about this war going on and on, but now it looks like much of the country is resigned to it.

By the way, I'm blogging this from a plane, a good reminder that just as we all get used to government folly, we also get used to market wonders and come to take them for granted.

Posted 03/11/10 09:21 AM Willij4lib Everett, WA

What is funny to me is all the definitions of Democracy, the only one I get is the one that leads to an Oligarchy and as long as I put that in view I do not get confused at all. What is outrageous to me is we promote this message when Democracy right here at home is going in the same direction to an Oligarchy. I can assure you when I view it this way this is the only one that exist, I don’t even bring it up with out the thought that Democracy equals Oligarchy and I see the results happening in front of my face. Now when I look at what America should be; A Republic I am also not confused on the direction it should be going. The direction I see us going is a Democracy and right on the edge of Oligarchy. Personally this is not a message I wish to promote at all and could be why others are resisting so heavily because they actually get what we do not seem to. Is it possible lower education levels can see it easily and us the educated cannot. I cannot figure out why I am not confused and yet so many are. Or maybe the question should be this BOLD; Do we wish to have a REPUBLIC or do we choose to have an OLIGARCHY? And if we are putting Democracy as the grey area in between, I am thinking this could be very foolish. Maybe we should watch what it is we promote to others, some probably want no part of it, I am sure I do not.