DougR, its an election year. Americans as a whole are perceived to be upper-middle-class consumer gluttons who the rest of the world is mad at because of that gluttony. Some in that group feel entitled to everything they can consume, but many others don't. Some of us feel it necessary to point out that we can live within our means and have a good life without impacting the rest of the world so hard to do it. No wars were fought over the oil that went into the plastic cases for Don and Barbara's used video tapes. The books they own may have come from used book stores and library discards--so no trees were cut to produce them. They don't need to sit across the huge room to be able to see the entire picture on their television screen. Some Americans need to stop trying to "keep up with the Joneses" and instead learn to shame the Bushes into more responsible consumer ideals.

SRS