text: I wonder who Eldo is more pissed at - Oregon Democrats or Republicans in DC.  Or is it just can-kicking in general by our country's putative political, social, and economic leaders and their minions. In any case, there's not much to be said for our current crops of elected officials who collectively show an abysmal lack of  vision and even less backbone.  As Eldo suggests, unless the rest of us get the wakeup call, chaos may well be waiting in the wings. Some traditions maintain that things must hit bottom before they can really improve. Perhaps we're in the midst of such a progression - which doesn't make it any easier to stomach.