[Arizona Carolyn]

late 50s early 60's. It all went to he!! after Kennedy was assinated and then the hippy generation took over with free love and all the Vietnam war protests. Too many people dont' remember a time when you could send kids out to play and not have to worry that someone was kidnapping or raping them, they didn't try to brainwash us in school, rather actually taught us something and if you screwed off the teachers had power to do something about it...

[StoneWall Brigade]

I just did some reading on Steele I was too harsh on him even tho I 100% disagree with his views on on Iraq I'll support him and the Republicans

[IslandJeff]

when you could send kids out to play

I managed to do that in the early '80's - somehow. Must have been the neighborhood.

Agreed completely in terms of any sense of "community" since then, however. We've permanently lost the Public Sector, barring massive layoffs.

Retain a bit of circumspection about the kids, however. Young couples birthing chillen' might be more conservative than you would expect. 'Mericans, despite their political stupidity, might still have a sense of Right and Wrong. Buck up, FRiend!

And God Bless You!