You couldn't help but notice the "Blue Dogs" on Saturday night, waiting, cowering in the corner until the end of the vote, so that if all the flaming REDS stayed in line they could safely, if not courageously, vote "kinda sorta" no.

The people all over Africa and the Middle east, central Asia, South America, and even other places, are in such dire straits because of bad government. Wherever people are oppressed it is not corporations who just want to sell them something, but governments, that oppress them.

Bad government that over taxes and over regulates their personal and business lives; that creates political crimes (offenses that are not against other people or property, but against political ideas), and other "crimes" that purport to see inside someones thoughts. Such countries treat the same crime differently depending on who the victim is.

Such governments determine that crimes against a favored group are "hate" crimes, to be punished more harshly than crimes against others. It makes you wonder if crimes against non-favored groups are "Love" crimes?!

The worst offenses are being "counter-Revolutionary", and "Not in support of the Leaders program".

Aren't you glad you don't live in such a country?

According to the Heritage Index of Economic Freedom (which if you don't have, there is no other kind) the US ranks 6th, "We're number 6 " just doesn't have that certain ring to it.