[TimeLord]

It looks like the Target issue will have to stay "up in the air for now." May the author of the Phoenix article just got some bad info, or maybe there's a difference between "Chairman/CEO" on the one hand and "owner" on the other. It could be that Chairman/CEO Ulrich is a conservative, but the OWNER is a whacko leftie. If that turns out to be the case, Target will remain an ambiguity.

[TimeLord]

OOOPS!!! "May the author" is supposed to be "MAYBE the author..."

[I still care]

"BuyBlue"- a liberal website- gives Target a very low, strong red rating.

Here is what they say on Target: "Target currently has a 17% BuyBlue rating due to political contributions for the 2003-2004 election cycle. Target executives contributed solely to Republican candidates and Target's Chairman and CEO contributed fairly heavily. Target also has a Political Action Committee which contributed very heavily in the 2003-2004 election cycle weighing in at $173,240 (21.00% D, 78.00% R)."

Companies BuyBlue loves, with a dark blue better than 80% rating (and therefore conversely we should make an effort NOT to patronize):

Academy Sports and Outdoors
AFC (popeye's chicken)
Aloha Airlines
Hess gas
Apple Computer
Bally Fitness
BancWest
Barnes and Noble
Bed Bath and Beyond
Benihana's
Black and Decker(which includes Price Fister and Kwikset)
Charming Shops including Fashion Bug and Lane Bryant
Costco
Electronic Arts
Gallo Wineries
Estee Lauder
Foot Locker
Fredericks of Hollywood
Gateway
Google
Hilton
Hyatt
Expedia
Jo Ann Stores
LL Bean
Levi Strauss
Linens and Things
Lenscrafters
Pearl Vision
Mattel
Overstock.com
Panera Bread
Polo Ralph Lauren
Progressive
Sharper Image
Sonic Driveins
Kay Jewelers
Starbucks
Starwood Hotels

I missed some but I will tell you this list took a few items off my shopping list.