[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I am somewhat surprised that little or no interest exists on this board for some of these matters.

[drt1]

I am really not surprised. There seems to be a lock step Pro-Bush mentality that accepts the downright fraudulent management of the economy and people's financial well being as long as it's done by a Republican Pol. The prime example is the current Social Security disaster. People here are willing to accept and forgive the theft by BOTH parties of somewhere North of 4 Trillion $. Meanwhile the perpetrators of this fraud (Reps and Dems alike) are well heeled, having private and publicly funded pensions, lavish expense accounts, etc. while the large majority of the public is struggling and exposed to the outsourcing and lack of ability to compete that our trade and domestic policies have brought forth. I'm still waiting for the outrage but don't think it will happen here until there is a Dem to blame it on.