At some point this country has to decide we want to be a nation which conducts it's affairs ethically, morally and within the framework of existing law. So far we have only pretended to do so. That pretention has led to actions which are undeniably criminal. I've had it with our government officials spinning this every which way. With every passing day where they knowingly decide not to observe the law we increasingly become a rogue nation where laws are meaningless, where powerful people do what is convenient and where ordinary citizens suffer tremendous harm. Our failed financial system is merely another instance of the same lawlessness. Setting this tone of lawlessness, calls into question the quality of our entire national leadership and is front and center a core element of the decline of this country.