Sometimes I worry for the future of my country. Not entirely because of the recent reauthorization of the Patriot Act, but also because so many of us just let things like this happen. I come from the land of frenzied republicans who scream "socialism" at the first signs of change. People whine for less government but somehow overlook the fact that the we are absolutely surrounded by the government, a government that has power over more than a few aspects of our lives. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though. Apathy is bad thing, but we're hardly an apathetic bunch. Laziness, I believe, is a perfect word to describe the nation we have becom