Krissie

What Happened to the American Dream?

Thank you for the article, Mr. Quinn. I also thank you for recognizing that nurses et al contribute more to our society than lawyers, greedy CEO's, Wallstreet financials, and corrupt bankers. As a nurse for many years who hasn't had a "real" job (hah! and you actually BELIEVE the want ads in the newspapers??), I've been living off of Bone Soup for quite some time. Nurses are hired by "greedy corporations" too and they certainly don't like a person like me pointing out their greed and errors.

Someone mentioned that there is a shortage of solutions. If you read between the lines, a very real solution is to punish/jail/fine/suffe... a loss of reputation, those who steal/cheat from others. This has NOTHING to do with your rank, your status and how old you are nor how much money you have. You would get no BAIL OUT from me, but go directly to jail, and no, you can't pass go either. Accountability is the name of the game.
Let those who run the greedy/corrupt corporation fall by the wayside, do not bail them out. Let honest folks with integrity and morality to begin to run our country. Let us have REAL leaders to lead who are not false prophets, because we will follow you. Most people are sheep-like anyway. Leaders that are interested in shiny baubles should not be elected. We need something/someone of real substance.

Obama? The only thing I hope for Obama is that he can improve on the mess we have here/ and not add to it. We shall see, we shall see.
I also hope that the corrupt politics that have come out of Illinois are due to something that Obama has done to make it happen! One can only hope. Without hope, there is nothing.

Caroline Kennedy can stay directly where she is, in her bubble. Just because you are bored doesn't mean we will vote for you.