[WVNan]

Thank you Publicus, for the beautiful defense of our wonderful WV people. I think though that Galahad was being sarcastic. He wasn't serious. Rockefeller is an East coast elitist and as someone has said, a self-absorbed condescending imbecile who got elected with a slick, money-fed campaign.

I think that one of the reasons the people of WV keep voting Democrat is because they are fiercely loyal. Grandpappy and Daddy were Roosevelt, John L. Lewis Democrats and they honor that and continue to vote the "union" party. I think that things are changing and WV is winable given a good candidate and enough money. The fact that Dubya won this state speaks volumes. The people are conservative. They are simply politically naive. In all my travels I have never met more honorable and honest people. They are wise in ways that most can't imagine.

[Bonaparte]

You've got that right, WVN. My greatest mentor came right out of WV coal country.

[Publicus]

You're most welcome. I just didn't appecreciate that sort of "humor".

As far as West Virginia's loyalty to Messrs. Rockefeller and Bird, it is in my view misplaced.

They deserve much better than arrogant, disconnected fools and pork barrel scamming, Klan clapping demagogues.

The fact they voted for W does indeed show the good people over there might be fixing on making some changes with respect to who will have the honor of representing them in Congress.