no shock value

My roommate was surprised to read the recent reports about the federal government's gross mismanagement of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

I myself have long since ceased to be shocked by any amount of ineptness concerning the Bush administration. In my mind, it's entirely fitting that Dick Cheney went and shot his hunting buddy.

I'm still hoping for a new political party, or some other major change to the current political situation. All I ask is that we somehow instill a government that doesn't lie to me, doesn't lie to other countries, doesn't torture people, and doesn't spy on its own citizens.