You are right. After reading the title for this post, it occurred to me that we are at a pinnacle moment in US history. We suffer from slow innovation, excess

You are right. After reading the title for this post, it occurred to me that we are at a pinnacle moment in US history. We suffer from slow innovation, excessive consumerism and financial greed, but any attempt to change these problems is quickly shot down because nobody wants to risk damaging the economy. But now, with a failing economy that fear, at least in political terms is gone. If our new President really wants to represent change then leading congress against the lobby must be the first place to start.