Thanks. This kind of reading calms me and makes me feel better versus most of what is reported about Dims on FreeRepublic.
As well it should. May I be so bold as to make a suggetion?! From now until next September, steer clear of the political discussions in the News/Activism Forum. Turn of the news on the tv and radio at home and settle down to some good reading here in the Religon Forum. I used to be a news junkie. Every night, I would watch 1 hour of the local news, followed by another 1 hour of the nightly news, followed by news discussions on CNN, FOX, MSNBC et al. By the end of hte evening, I was so wound up and emotionally exhausted from shouting at the idiot tv that I could not sleep. Three years ago, I gave it up for Lent and never went back. Since then, my life has been filled with relative peace - a peace I wish for you. Give it a try and let me know what happens.