During late 2007 and early 2008, four of my Election:2008 articles were published here on "TheConservativeVoice.Com.

I documented the downhill slide of this election, noting that we regressed step by step down to "Circus Maximus," then down to "The Theater of the Absurd," and next down to "Trivial Pursuit," and finally down to a "Forrest Gump" condition.

The regression didn't stop with "stupid is as stupid does." Election:2008 has moved down again—this time to "Mad Magazine's" poster boy, Alfred E. Neuman, and his "What, Me Worry?" slogan.

The American public has fallen into a "What, Me Worry" stupor. All too many Americans have grown dependent of Washington handouts, simply believing that they're entitiled to anything they want from the Federal Government. This greedy laziness is seen at all economic levels, including bailouts for billion dollar financial services firms.

After all, the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernake, simply prints more and more dollars. He acts like the 21^st Century Gutenberg. Just keep those presses rolling—that's the path to prosperity!

Congress is ineffective—about as useless as Nero playing his violin while Rome was buring down.

As for President Bush, Hillary Clinton said, "I sometimes feel that Alfred E. Neuman is in charge in Washington." She was reffering to President Bush. For the first time in my life, I agree with Hillary on something.

Let's look at the other side of this. What are the benefits of taking Neuman's "What? Me Worry" advice? An Associated Press report stated that "Chronic Anxiety increases the risk of heart attacks of men." Other studies claim a 30 to 40% increased cardiac risk in men by decreasing chronic anxiety.

There's little debate about this.

Can stupidity help lessen heart disease as an all-knowling, always-correct Federal Government meets out every need as our people fall into political slumber, tranquilized by entertainment—especially TV. Yes, preventing heart disease is important--but not at the cost of ruining our leaderless nation.

Lee Iacocca, retired CEO of Chrysler, has released a book entitled "Where Are All the Leaders Gone?" Here are some of his writings below.

Iacocca says, " I've had enough. How about you?

"I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have.

"The Biggest 'C' is Crisis! (Iacocca elaborates on nine Cs of leadership, crisis being the first.) Leaders are made, not born.

"Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war
when you've never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead
when your world comes tumbling down.

"On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. That was a real Mess.

"So here's where we stand. We're immersed in a bloody war with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving. We're running the biggest deficit in the history of the country.

"We're losing the manufacturing edge to Asia, while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs. Gas prices are skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a coherent energy policy. Our schools are in trouble. Our borders are like sieves.

"The middle class is being squeezed every which way. These are times that cry out for leadership.

"But when you look around, you've got to ask, Where have all the leaders gone? Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, competence, and common sense?

"I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point. Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?

"We've spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to do is react to things that have already happened.

"Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina. Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the hurricane, or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made in the crucial hours after the storm.

"Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping it doesn't happen again. Now, that's just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out what you're going to do the next time.

"Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed that there could ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, what are we going to do about it?

"Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.

"I have news for the gang in Congress. We didn't elect you to sit on your backsides and do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is being hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity."

I say, thank you Mr. Iacocca.

Let's take his advice. Don't sit silently as the three blind mice (Clinton, Obama, and McCain) communicate to you, the voters. Challenge them, tell them that enough is enough. Most importantly, demand from them what the country really needs.

Of all the candidates, Ron Paul had the best vision about what America needs to do. But he is supported only by 5 to 7% of the electorate. That shows me that the most voters are addicted to big government, subsisting in a mental and physical stupor.

This is your country. What are you going to do restore it—especially in Election 2008.?