How can Republicans be blamed for the condition of our country now?

Never. Apparently they still think blaming Bush is a good answer, even when they have been in control for nearly a year and a half. When Obama says he "takes responsibility," he only means he is putting himself in charge of blaming Bush.

From your link: "President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are trying to prevent a political disaster along with the environmental one taking place in the Gulf of Mexico as they try to convince Americans frustrated by the ongoing oil spill that BP and Republican coziness with the oil industry are to blame." Wow, sounds EXACTLY like what liberals on this forum have been saying. How many liberals posters are PAID SHILLS?

Well.........reps ARE the ones to blame! "Democrats have tried to rein in Big Oil over time with our legislation and our initiatives," she said, while Republicans "have always protected Big Oil." That is so true.....

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.