What If?

Let's play "What If". What if the United States didn't enter WW2? What if FDR didn't push for Social Security? What if the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was never passed? What if President Bush had reacted earlier to the warnings about planes being used as weapons? What if we weaned ourselves off of foreign oil 30 years ago? We could play this game all day. It generally is not constructive to look back, but we can emphatically say that things would certainly be different if certain events of history had not happened, or had happened differently. I bring this up today because some economists are now suggesting a weaker economic 2011 than once hoped for. What if the Republicans had not delayed each and every economic recovery package so that it started earlier? What if Republicans hadn't weakened every stimulative idea? What if Republicans genuinely expressed sincere desire for real economic recovery? What if Republicans educated their constituents instead of egging their ignorance on and not challenging their obvious mistaken notions about health care, taxes etc. By the way, tax revenues are at the lowest point currently than at any time since WW2. Anyway, What if? Where are you Americans for reason and truth?