As a poor, retired senior of 72, even if Social Security is not slashed and eliminated,

[BaronChocula]

23. "I think we were guilty of the sin of national pride."

Yep. And it's not the bad things in our history that make us a bad country. It's the resistance to facing up to the bad things in our past. Of course, the more progressive an American is, the more they're willing to admit our transgressions and move on. But it's the cons who resist so they propagate their culture wars against racial minorities, sexual minorities, the poor and anyone else who isn't your prototypical American champion. That's a lot of people. And even some within that fold defend con policies. It's mind-boggling!