In touching back to the 60's and the class discussion that we had, i felt that one topic was left out. That would be the infallibility of the governement. Prior to the Vietnam era the government was questioned, but never truely tested by media, students, activists, and culture as a whole. As a result whenever unpopular choices are made by politicians they are quickly martyred for their beliefs (rather unAmerican..) and seldom have a chance to explain themselves. As a result politicians are starting to resemble the old presidential lineup of the Guilded Age when the executive branch did almost nothing.