ok i agree on your three simple words but to me greed stands out as the forerunner.it has sent a message that it is ok to cheat,steal,lie to get ahead.it is a way of life anymore.it isn't only washington that's full of greed today but it is washington that allows it to happen.untill we can get back the honesty in washington,you will not see it in the public sector either.greed is slowly destroying the american way of life.clean up greed and i feel respect and compromise will follow.only then will america go back to being the respected country it once was......