Do We Really Have to Accept Incompetence From Government?

"The governing elite in this country routinely expect us to accept a level of incompetence from our government that we'd never tolerate from the private sector. To do otherwise, they say, would be unreasonable. We have to "bow to reality," as Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff recently said.

"Bow to reality" -- that seems to be the slogan of our government these days.

I have a better idea. Instead of listening to the secretary of Homeland Security tell us what's impossible, let's listen to one of our national heroes tell us what's possible."

- Newt Gingrich -