Hello, this is my first ever post and hopefully not my last. As you have probably noticed from the title of my blog, I seem to have a bias towards the American people--and I do. No, I am not some radical extremist preaching eternal damnation of the American people, nor am I an illegal immigrant on a amnesty thirsting power trip. I'm simply a concerned American.

It seems to me that as America is slowly falling apart at the seams, with the: collapse of the housing market, skyrocketing fuel costs, and food prices that are reaching astronomical levels that the American people would finally be sitting up and taking notice. This does not seem to be the case though. Why? This is a question I wrangle with every single day. Sure, people may "take notice," if complaining can be deemed such a thing. Instead it seems as if the American people would rather pass the blame, on to congress, on to the illegal immigrants, or heck even on to Mr. President of the United States.

I'm sure you can agree with me then that passing the blame is merely a defense mechanism we all use to skirt off any real responsibility, because hey, we all have our own problems right? This is in essence is where I believe Americas true problem lies. We as a people--yes we-- are so concerned with our own individual affairs, our own life, our own problems that it prevents us from looking outside of the box and realizing that by banding together we really and truly can make a difference for our country.

How is this possible though, a question I'm sure any logical person is asking themselves. Especially with how the media portrays their definition of help with the almost self appointed congregation of uber wealthy Hollywood elitists including none other than the power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and of course Bono the U2 superstar. The media is constantly buzzing about Brad and Angelina's adoptions of needy children, and there escapades to foreign countries, and huge donations. I'm not trying to preach that this is bad by any means. I absolutely believe that these wealthy celebrities who use there wealth and fame to help the less fortunate is a great thing. But, I also think that this gives American's the impression though that they, as an average middle income and less than famous individual could do little to help those underprivledged. Of course only one person can not save the world, thats why I believe American's need to stand up and band together, because it takes and army to make a difference, not just one person.