> Of course, there were disagreements on how best to
> manage these issues but there was, to the host's
> surprise, strong agreement the US faces significant
> challenges that aren't being seriously addressed by
> the administration, Congress or the American people,
Why is that surprising? "Apres moi, le Deluge" as the Sun King Louis XIV used to say. Or more recently, "The government will feed itself" as the Polish government spokesman Jerzy Urban commented on the US sanctions in response to the crackdown of Solidarnosc.
Wojtek