If only we could tiptoe to the horizon and take a look over to gain at least a glimpse of what the future holds for us. None of us have that gift (or curse, depending on your point of view), but it doesn't take much imagination to see enormous potential for growth and strength in the American experience.
It seems clear that alternative fuels will soon power our automobiles, thus decreasing our dependence on foreign sources of oil.
It seems clear that alternative and renewable fuels will be used to generate our electricity, including clean coal technology (which really will be clean).
It seems clear that advances in nanotechnology will soon transform the way thousands of products are manufactured, and the products thus made will be in the millions.
It seems clear that computers will become increasingly more sophisticated, faster and more powerful, and even more integrated in our lives, not just to help us play video games or to keep us better connected to each other, but including, especially including, providing better health care.
The capitalist system is perfectly suited to take advantage of the innovation and invention that flows from American ingenuity. The problem for this country has been that, for the past eight years, there has been no leadership at the White House. The Bush-Cheney cabal was never able to address "that vision thing" -- as Bush 41 described it -- because they were not, and are not capable of it. With Obama taking the helm, at last we will have a chance to take advantage of the real potential in America that has been suppressed by this incompetent Administration.
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And right now, as reported in today's news, the Bush "badministration" is trying to squeeze in more deregulation before they go bye-bye. They are unbelievably shameless and now seem only focused on giving their cronies more wiggle room.
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