I feel a bit the same way Joe, I think Bush1 had the right idea kicking Hussein`s ass on back to Iraq but Bush 2 really screwed the pooch on toppling Hussein and invading that country.
We have had a string of politicians making poor descisions either in their foreign policy or domestic, sometimes both.
I am becoming an isolationist more and more , there is no hope for the world, they do not want a democracy so screw them.
Keep our dollars here at home, Fix and strengthen our immigration policy, Somehow get our cost of living in line with our income.
Build it here and go back to moderate import duties to encourage US production and employ as many US workers in all aspects of manufacturing, USGS shows 25 times the oil as what was previously thought right here under our feet, more then any country in the world in fact..Drill it here and screw the middle east.
Build ourselves back into the nation we once had, It wasn't perfect but a man could build himself up from nothing without a loan or government support.
End lobbying and special interest..It is impossible to run a campaign these days without being beholden to big money and special interests. The best man for the job never gets it because the big money trounces all over them with dimly lit commercials exaggerating their past or outright lying about them.
Lots of very qualified people out there do not have a squeaky clean past, we learn from our mistakes and if you find a clean past that means they hid their misdeeds very well.
I could go on and on, it`s a real mess and will require leadership from the top and a desire from us all. Meanwhile we are keeping busy with internet, smart phones, Apps,Television that tells/teaches us nothing ,working overtime to pay those bills, raising a family, and whatever else.
Perfect time for them to run a muck in Washington.