Ifs...

…incompetent corporate CEOs who drive companies into the ground were not rewarded with multimillion-dollar “golden parachutes” to simply go away

…members of Congress would finally recognize that reducing tax rates typically increases tax revenue…and increasing tax rates typically reduces tax revenue

…the President’s health care plans would be as good and cost effective as he suggests

…the news media would run positive stories more than once a generation

…teachers received more admiration and respect from students and their parents

…fewer people were killed each and every year in the name of “religion”

…the Administration and the Congress would stop bickering and take the modest steps required now to “fix” Social Security and Medicare for the future

…American corporate and consumer confidence would rise solidly in coming months

…European governments would do more to address their economic and financial challenges

…U.S. firefighters, police officers, and military personnel received our respect ALL of the time

…the Castro brothers would bite the dust and be replaced with a move toward democracy

…we could strike a reasonable balance between energy conservation and the need for new sources of energy