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Widespread political discontent with the powers in charge is nothing unique these days, being an almost hip, countrywide trend.

Since the Christmas day bombing, it's been popular to trash Obama for his administration's failure to thwart the attack; a failure of intelligence.

Just a little flash-back, here are some responses from Bush administration officials to the attack on 9/11:

Independent progressive, Ralph Nader, offered some pointed advice that is especially relevant to California and the rest of the nation. While providing a point by point critique of President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech, Nader highlighted a critical economic reality that is fundamental to any budget, be it at the state or federal level.

Last night, President Obama's war speech was especially relevant for independent-minded voters, both in California and across the nation. For the second time in less than a year, our Nobel Peace Prize winning President ordered a massive troop surge into a raging, eight-year war zone.  In a year's time, Obama will have boosted troop levels in Afghanistan by a staggering 100%.