Nick1911, okay, accepted, let's save our combativeness for those who deserve it and recognize that those of us on this forum basically want the same things.
You're right, it is frustrating, and it is hard to know what to do when confronted by the kind of deaf politicians and well-insulated government machine we have to deal with. We still have the power of the vote, and that's something; in fact, it's a lot, even in a time where election results are certainly becoming suspect. I remain of the opinion, however, that before this is over, we will have to organize, even beyond the Tea Party, and present a large and militant face to the powers that be. If that takes massing two million people in D.C. then that. If it takes raising money to buy national television time to present our message, then that. If it takes grass-roots internet funding campaigns, then that. If it means using social media like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube ever more effectively, then that.
I believe in being optimistic until you can't be. There is still hope of working through the system to unhorse Obama or to at least isolate him and render him politically impotent. That, however, may turn out to not be enough, and I've talked about that in the past in terms of S-word (secession). We have to pull back power into the states and re-Federalize. Right now no one wants to seriously confront the implications of all this, and understandably, it's nation-shattering. We may be in the last 18 months of America as we've known it, so I guess we'd better get in gear.