James Madison, you're my hero

"During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the Clergy, ignorance and servility in the laity, in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution."
-Madison

The founding fathers were amazing thinkers. I shudder to imagine what they'd think of the mess we've gotten ourselves into. Two hundred years of trying to edge back towards union of church and state; two massive parties; a general populace that is just as ill-read as they feared despite the prevalence of communications technology.

At least we finally enfranchised women and African-Americans, right? Other than that, it doesn't seem like our thinking has come very far.

Countdown to caucus...45 minutes...30...25...