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You're saying it's hopeless... and maybe it is. But in America, I still have hope. The solution in this country is to have an informed electorate. If the people would simply vote in their own best self-interest, after having carefully weighed all the issues, I have no doubt the best possible candidate would always win, in all sectors of gov't. And when you have a House and Senate filled with the best, things begin to move forward. Unfortunately, at the current time we are a nation of rednecks who'd rather watch 'reality' television. Your poem is effective, if bleak..