The answer to each of these questions cannot come from some place outside of you, but must be made within each of us. The politicians, now more than ever, are raising one crisis after another in a desperate attempt to keep us in either perpetual fear or apathy. Either way they win, we lose. They keep power, we lose freedom, and our country.
They know that the worse things get the less people care about the outside world. People who struggle to get by rarely struggle for freedom. Don't withdraw from the events of the country. To unplug from the pulse of the nation is to go back to bed on a sinking ship. Once you become aware of the waters around you, it will be far to late to escape.
Do not let your frustration drive you to stop thinking. Educate yourself about what we face as a nation. Make yourself some one others can rely upon for truth. And make your voice heard. We still have a chance to save this nation. Join a group that shares your values, stay informed, and don't stop contacting the dunces in Washington. They need to be told which way is up more often then a drunk on a roller-coaster. Call them, email them, write them. However you do it, tell the people in Washington to get their act together. If we never speak out, we have no one to blame but ourselves for the loss of our country.