Playing in the political mudpit

Politics, ugh! More crap on how Hillary is the worst person in the world, and how the Republican party is selling our country to "it's corporate paymasters" (Quoting Lou Dobbs from something I read from CNN.)
Really, why would we work together to solve the problems in the country when it's so much easier to pull ourselves apart? Do we think the United States so strong that we can quarrel as much as we want and still be prepared to defend ourselves against terrorists who want to kill us?
Maybe this is the type of corruption that brought down Rome. Our public offices are available to the person who spends the most money. The people who want to spend the money engage in so much mud-slinging that I can't tell who would be a good leader.
I believe that America is still home to millions of wonderful people. I've met quite a few having moved to a new city. However, the moral compass of this country is in need of some serious realignment. I believe that if Christians, Jews, Muslims, etc., acted the way that Jesus, Yahweh, Muhammed, etc., intended, then this country would begin to choose wiser leaders, and those leaders would acknowledge their dependence on a higher being. Crazy, extremist organizations would be marginalized, and everybody's basic needs would be met. We don't need a bigger or smaller government. We don't need a stronger or weaker military. We don't need to change the structure of our society. What we need is for the existing society to behave with the primary goal of the good of the whole. This means that we focus less on our personal fortunes, and more on using our influence to do good.
We must start at the most fundamental unit of society: our families. First, we need to respect and honor our spouses even more than ourselves. Then we must be loving parents, and teach our children to love and respect others despite inevitable differences. If everybody taught their children to forgive and ask for forgiveness, there would be virtually no crime, and a much greater chance for each of us to improve our own situations. Simply put, increasing the strength of the fabric of society will improve the fortune of the entire society. Any attempt to further one's personal interests at the expense of another is the quickest way to hurt one's long term well-being, as well as society in general.
What would happen in the Middle East if everybody there, Jews and Muslims alike taught their children that there is no us and them, there is simply us. I think the fighting would end tomorrow, and the poverty of the region could be ended by 2007.
That's enough for now, I'm back to work.