GUEST,G's remark reflects a very interesting attitude, quite prevalent these days:   that if you have a strong opinion, you must be in somebody's pay.

People who are alert, informed, and who think rationally tend to have fairly strong opinions. And it takes a bit more than pay to make them change those opinions.

But there are other kinds of people, those who lack opinions (and everything that implies) and who are willing to accept without question whatever the current administration's stance happens to be.

Ever hear the song, The Vicar of Bray?

Don Firth