As the debt-ceiling debate drags on, we need to pinch ourselves to realize that as bad as our Federal government is, and it stinks, we are fortunate to be citizens of the United States of America. We need to look beyond the current political hijinks that dominate our national conversation, towards our future. While the lies and distortions continue to come from President Oblackmail and both Houses of Congress regarding the debt ceiling, we need to assess the current political battleground. It is time to plan for PD-Day (Progressives’ Demise) of 2012.