We have had Republican Administrations for 48 of the last 91 years. Democrats have held the office 43 years. We had 12 years with Repubs in the administrative office preceding the Great Depression of the 1930s. We then had 20 years running with Dems in charge. But, the Repubs have held the office 36 years to the Dems 23 years since Eisenhower was elected.

Somehow, it is inconceivable to our friend that the Repubs have contributed any negative impact on our economy. I guess he doesn’t know, Reagan and Bush II instituted huge income tax reductions and presided over obscene deficit spending, during their administrations.

Bush II inherited a positive cash flow (??) from the Clinton era. Obama inherited a sick economy and huge deficit era from Bush. We had seen the Corporations accelerate their exodus from stateside to offshore and foreign locations. Jobs disappeared, in spite of the tax cuts that are supposed to create jobs.

We have seen a steady concentration of the Nation’s wealth into the hands of fewer and fewer people. We have seen a greater and greater percentage of the population fall into poverty. This hasn’t just happened since Barack Obama became President. And, his defeat in the 2012 election isn’t going to automatically reverse those trends.

No single event, person, or Administration is solely responsible for the National debt or the Nation’s economic problems. Business and environmental regulations are not where the problem is. Deregulating and shrinking the government won’t solve all our problems. Neither pure unregulated capitalism nor irresponsible communal socialism is the answer.

I don’t have a pat answer, except that each one of us needs to look at ourselves and ask what we can do to make the world a more enjoyable place, not just for me or my friends but for all mankind.