[meyer]

I would not go so far as to say things have turned around, but rather they are in the process of turning around- in other words, we aren't there yet, but we are headed in the right direction.

Thank God for the internet and for Freerepublic.com. Really, how many of these issues would go unnoticed if not for our ability to connect the dots right here.

There is some hope that we can turn this ship around. But, in the meantime, keep your powder dry. :^)

[backhoe]

Oh, I agree- even though things seem to heading in the right direction, we still have the problem that most Americans get their news- and their sense of what is important- from TV news and headlines in papers and magazines. But it is getting better for those who take the time to dig beneath the headlines for more data.