9/11 was a movie babe, made in Hollywood by a Hollywood mogel. Living in reality dear? My father was in Nam for 12 years of my childhood, he has only two snap shots of himself and a few friends. How many people go to Nam for 3 short months with a rolling reel-to-reel? The ones who want to be Prez one day, that's who. Kerry cares about Kerry. Oh, I forgot he loves hamsters too. As a Kerry supporter I would guess that abortion is cool with you no matter the case? Kill the baby!!! That marriage is NOT a defendable institution? That you want your employer, landlord and other business men to pay higher taxes, so you can pay higher rent, recieve a smaller pay increase or pay more for your retail purhases? Did you ever once in your life have to do something unpopular, and go it alone just because it was the right thing to do? I could care less what the Euros think, geez! Do you care if they have heroin parks in Paris? Not our business. These are just a few reasons the MAJORITY voted for W. Instead of whinning like children who didn't get the candy, please consider rallying around a man that will be known as an awesome president one day. A wise man once said.....Being a liberal in your youth is a good thing, being a liberal as an adult means you learned nothing. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Wishing you well dear, SALLY

Did you know that the number of 44 million without healthcare is way off?! The number includes people that change jobs from one company to another, that means they may be without a policy for 30 to 60 under a new employer. How many people do you suppose changed jobs last year? My daughter changed jobs for better pay two times last year, therefore she was counted twice. But only went without insurance for 30 days in between each job change. Again, I say for a much better paying job, as a single mother. This is an awesome country under W's direction! My family has been blessed under his leadership and very fortunate to have him as our Prez. Anyway...The number is WAY off, don't be deceived. Thanks,Sally (the Lone Republican in the liberal Montgomery County, Maryland)

I thought you'd like this if you haven't ever heard it. It's a great song and sums up a lot of what I believe is wrong with America these days: LOU REED - LAST GREAT AMERICAN WHALE They say he didn't have an enemy His was a greatness to behold He was the last surviving progeny The last one on this side of the world He measured half a mile from tip to tail Silver and black with powerful fins They say he could split a mountain in two That's how we got the Grand Canyon Some say they saw him at the Great Lakes Some say they saw him off the coast of Florida My mother said she saw him in Chinatown But you can't always trust your mother Off the Carolinas the sun shines brightly in the day The lighthouse glows ghostly there at night The chief of a local tribe had killed a racist mayor's son And he'd been on death row since 1958 The mayor's kid was a rowdy pig Spit on Indians and lots worse The old chief buried a hatchet in his head Life compared to death for him seemed worse The tribal brothers gathered in the lighthouse to sing And tried to conjure up a storm or rain The harbor parted and the great whale sprang full up And caused a huge tidal wave The wave crushed the jail and freed the chief The tribe let out a roar The whites were drowned The browns and reds set free But sadly one thing more Some local yokel member of the NRA Kept a bazooka in his living room And thinking he had the chief in his sights Blew the whale's brains out with a lead harpoon Well Americans don't care for much of anything Land and water the least And animal life is low on the totem pole With human life not worth more than infected yeast Americans don't care too much for beauty They'll **** in a river, dump battery acid in a stream They'll watch dead rats wash up on the beach And complain if they can't swim They say things are done for the majority Don't believe half of what you see And none of what you hear It's a lot like what my painter friend Donald said to me "Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over, they're done"

It's the Washington spin machine. Honestly though, if we had a Democrat in office with the same debt problems, he wouldn't have broadcast it prior to the election either. I for one appreciate all the articles and information you are bringing to our attention. If people could learn to listen more and search out their own facts, they might have a slightly different view of politics in general. I know I get very upset about Republican machinations, but you can't believe everything you hear from either side. Our country would be so much better off if all citizens paid real attention and felt confident enough to make their own conclusions instead of swallowing everything their "side" touted as truth. I think that's one of the reasons why the rest of the world laughs at the American political process.....we treat parties like rival footballs teams and the fans are very rabid.

newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-debt-ceiling,0,7172559.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines Less than 24 hours after the Kerry concession, Bush gives his opponents an "I told you so" I guess I can do 4 years of "I told you so's". I sure wish I didn't have to.