I do believe these major items are being swept under the carpet because too many Americans either don't have access to 'real' news, are too busy living their lives to be aware, or because they are part of the problem.
I believe that if the 2010 elections were held today, most of our elected officials would find themselves out of a job!
They have forgotten that they work for us, not the other way around. The things that are happening, from Obama's refusal to show us his ceritified birth certificate (not to mention his school records, medical records, ad infinitum) are just one symptom of the real disease--massive corruptions in the hallowed halls of congress and the office of the president.
I am worried that if something doesn't happen soon to put a stop to the horrible things they are doing and trying to do, America as we know and love it will cease to exist.
What can we do? Call your congressmen, your senators and the president, write, fax, whatever you have to do to get through, and tell them "no more. what you are doing isn't even constiutional, and eventually you will be stopped, one way or another.