We need to quit "helping" the rest of the world and take care of ourselves.

Well God is allowing it to be gutted. Maybe She was tired of it or something.

I blame the mooks..

Rick, I hate to break the news to you brother but both sides of the aisle in Washington have their hands in the till. Republicans and Democrats both pander to powerful special interests. Witness the sizable contribution given to Obama's campaign by Goldman Sachs, and Obama's subsequent lack of leadership in reigning in the ongoing financial thievery on Wall Street.

Blaming what's wrong with this nation solely on Republicans means you'll be giving the Democratic half of the 'wealthy people' a get out of jail free card.