[smokeyb]

I rely on my broker

And as I said before, you may very well own Heinz stock through mutual funds or other companies and don't even know it. If you are that passionate about it, you might want to check with your broker. All the other companies that you sited here you probably own stock in too.

Are you familiar with Lynn Swann, who campaigned for Bush in PA and is possibly the Republican front runner for Governor? He is on the board of Heinz. He donated to Kerry's senate campaign 3 times in 1996-97. Politics makes strange bedfellows.

[Bob Eimiller]

I do not own Heinz stock in ANY investment... and Lynn Swann is probably as much a Republican as Sen. Lincoln Chaffee RI or NYC Mayor Bloomburg.
How many Northeast Republicans are even moderately conservative???

Answer... one- Sen. Rick Santorum R PA