There are two specific, practical, moral things our nation
can do within this year: relieve poverty and bring Americans into a sane,
relatively fair economic balance. We all know it will not be done. But it is
possible to do in reality. Therefore, the responsibility and blame is on the
politicians of both parties, the citizens who accept and vote for them, as well
as our own personal lack of compassion and courage....Writing this, I don't
feel superior. I feel equal in human hypocrisy, weakness, guilt, fear,
awareness, and lack of redemptive positive action.