"Don't Think Twice That It's Alright."

So I read that a politician said, "Let's go back to traditional American values." Hmmmm....let's think about that.

First of all it is more likely political hype on his part than anything else, but even assuming it's not, how far back should we go?

Oh yes, and whose traditions do we use. There are an amazing variety of traditions in our country's past.

Along with the big questions, like how do we avoid blowing each other off the face of the earth, or why are people starving when there is food rotting in storage, or how much is peace worth, are the smaller questions like, who should be allowed to marry who, how long does one have to be an American to be a "real" one, and which colors of Americans should expect to be pulled aside and forced to prove their citizenship. Life in these United States is fraught with such complexities.

H.L. Mencken said, "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong."

Perhaps we need to continue on a little farther before we think about going back to anything.