There's a lot of talk by American politicians about political leaders in other countries hearing the voice of the people and respecting their wishes. Too bad it doesn't apply to the people in the US who were promised that the American Federal Government would be transparent, allow debate, place proposed bills on line for citizen review, and various other commitments to be inclusive, non-partisan and tolerant.
Instead we got secret closed door meetings where the opposition was literally locked out, accusations that peaceful citizen protesters were violent and hateful Nazis and a revolutionary health care take-over bill was rammed through without debate and without legislators even reading the bill. Outrageous!
When will American opposition be afforded the same serious consideration by our President and his supporters that they insist be given to Egyptians? It better happen soon, or they will find themselves in the same situation Mubarek is in. On the way out!
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