"You are indeed seething in hatred."

You know that for a fact, Homey? A lively imagination is a joy forever. No, I don't hate anyone, and I'm far too relaxed at the moment to "seeth." As I have said above, Bush is a small man in an office that is much too big for him, and this leaves him vulnerable to being manipulated by forces he doesn't understand. But Dick Cheney does.

Actually, I feel sorry for Bush. He's in way over his head, and history is not going to be kind to him. And it's pretty obvious from some of the things that he's said and done within recent months that he is dimly aware of this and is a bit concerned.

By the way, when I refered to "winning" the argument in this thread," I'm not acknowledging that you guys have won anything, unless it's contest for sheer endurance and pointless repetition. I can't see any point in wasting any more time here when, politically, I can spend my time more productively working for my favorite candidates.

It's about 7:30 p.m. here, so I'm going to sign off and watch a little television. Nothing heavy. A comedy on CBS and a nature show on PBS, then a bit of news and a good night's sleep.

Primary elections are coming up in this state, so tomorrow I'm going in to lend a hand.

Don Firth