As the author, Sally Kohn, states ("An Agenda for the Democrats' Second Hundred Hours", By Sally Kohn, AlterNet. Posted January 7, 2007), after Congress moves on the "First 100 Hours" legislation (and stopping the war in Iraq so that we can help them via the U.N. as noted below), then the next Congressional steps should include removing private (mostly corporate) money from U.S. election campaigns, and real national health care and real improvements to education. Peace and Freedom can only exist in a world (yes, world) where the basic needs of all people are provided. Period. And we should set the example here in the U.S. and then help others in this effort. This world is only as strong as its weakest government and people.

Without a planet-wide effort to create a nurturing and harmonious way of life, peace and freedom will always be fragile and temporary. Sally Kohn's article outlines the next logic step to getting our country healthy and happy and hopeful.

The biggest overall threat that we face in America today is GREED. Profiteering is a cancer to our country and to our very Constitution. Excessive profit taking is at the EXPENSE of the National Health and the National Security!

Those who have been in power recently and those in the Bush administration worship only excessive profit taking and do not care about the U.S. Constitution that they swore to protect. Excessive profit taking and its influence must come to an end now - and forever.