I am as concerned as the next guy about the direction of the country. I'm among the 50% of Americans who think we've skidded off-track a bit.
But I still think, as Winston Churchill noted, that "democracy is the worst form of government, just better than all the others." Think about how lucky we are to be able to vote for our representatives, and to vote de bums out when we're sick of their politicking or ineffectiveness.
We celebrate July 4 with a vengeance at my house. And when November elections roll around, we always take the kids out to dinner and talk about the importance of what we've done.