[QUOTE=Soulforged]
A two party system is nothing bad. I wish I wouldn't have to deal with endless lists of nobodies before placing my vote. And it's not a joke, multipartidarial systems can be a mess, and can confuse my little brain...
the 3rd party system in 92 of Mr Perot got us a balanced budget from Mr Clinton. While its hard to have lots of parties, I wouldnt mind a 3rd or 4th that have adoptable ideas.

The same happens at international level, people from poor countries see it as a moral duty that States as bigs as the US donate money, or help in any other way. The fact that you actually helped encouraged many people to believe and have hope again, if you haven't helped that much I fear that what you're saying may have even been stronger.
While you make a fair point, the conditions in the world have changed. I think its in the U.S. intrest to help ourselves first (better school, infrastructure, yadda, yadda). I think the expectation of help is what is at issue, I much rather let someone else have a go at it. We are at the point of it not mattering much anyway, take pakistan for an example the U.S. did a lot for Pakistan with the quake a few years ago, and we were happy too.

That said there are still people in New Orleans clamoring for housing....