I have that same thought every year. News says "economy is bad, Bush is Bad, guns 'r bad, m-kay", and then I have to park in BFE to get into Walmart, W gets more votes than anyone ever, and I have to wait in line to get a permit to buy a new pistol at the Sherrif's office. The "news" has gotten old
I got a 46" Toshiba LCD projection with DLP - the screen is a whole lot tougher and can take the abuse of my kids. The plasmas were quite brilliant at the store, though.