++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++
I don't know how you can blame yourselves for the actions of others, even if you did elect them. You put your trust in the leaders you elected, and unforunately they made a mistake and failed you...the blame rests on the shoulders of the man who pulled the trigger, not the people who gave him the gun. If ultimately the people are to blame for all governmental decisions, the populous might as well not vote for anybody and keep their hands "clean." But as you very well know, government does not work without the people.