> Can you name one presidential candidate who ever said such things and
> was elected? We can talk possibilities, even should-bes, but it is a
> waste of time to talk of political suicide.
>
Not one.
But then again, no president has faced the 'perfect storm' situation the next
president will inherit.
Yes, it would be political suicide to talk about it. Likewise it would be
political suicide to do it. So it won't get done until there is a public hue
and cry, and as you have correctly pointed out, that won't happen until the
pain
is much worse than it is now.
Given these realities, where's the leadership? How does it make any
difference who's president this time? </HTML>