All I can say is that I'm not wild about a surpluss going to a massive deficit in such a short time. I'm not crazy about prett substantial fight in jobs from Vermont many to China and India over the past year. I am not crazy about Bush's rulings on coal burning plants which have a direct impact on what I breath and on the environment and agriculture of this state. I am not thrilled about paying taxes (I didn't get a check this year. I don't make enough and I don't have kids) to subsidize what I perceive as a massive oil grab. I am terrified of the Patriot Act and Electronic Voting, and although I have not been thrilled with the Democratic leadership, it sure looks better to me stacked up against all of this stuff.

I live in a state that was largely republican until the mid 1960s. a lot of people I know are or were republicans. I can't disassociate them from Republican and do a lot of name calling, but I sure can ask them to think about their leadership and what it says about their beliefs. And Jimmyt, I must admit, I have a lot of difficulty purchasing goods which I believe were made on someone else's pain, and I hope that I continue to feel that way. I'm not perfect in that, but at least I give it some thought.

Susan A-R