[Howlin]

Thanks for clearing that up. It's good to see somebody whose opinion I can count on setting this straight. Lots of conflicting information on these threads.

[Carry_Okie]

I've met the man and talked with him a bit. He is a talented talker (I wouldn't say "speaker"), and he understands what's wrong with the welfare state on a visceral level. He has the raw edges of a guy with less political savvy than he might and would thus bite the hand that thinks it feeds him, but if he shook my hand and gave me his word, I'd take it.