Thank you so much. I appreciate the time that you took, Scott, to write such a kind reply. Noel IS very clever. He's as good a writer as he is an excellent economist. Unfortunately, too many people only read the title and/or a few sentences, so if a column is wry, comical, satirical or tongue-in-cheek, people don't get it and then spit all over the writer without actually reading the article.
As the expression goes........."Sheesh!"
Thanks again for your response.
Char :)
You're very welcome. I'll stand up for my fellow FReepers, though, in saying that they're probably just tired of all of the revisionist spin and assumed that it was just more of the same.
It happens.