Yes, our gov't should be trusted as much as any gov't should be trusted in general. What should not be trusted at all is any statement or activity associated with the Bush administration.
I have hopes that the system will correct itself, as Bush and Co are forced to vacate their positions of power.
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"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." - Robert E. Howard