Bill, don't get the wrong idea.

I agree with every word you said. Nonetheless I repeat, we all do it, in some shape or form.

It's just that the Repubs are abusing the privilege, but, again in all honesty, I can't get all that worked up about it because it isn't anything new.

It's getting harder by the day to find anything more to say than "Yep, so what else is new"?

As long as the "I've got mine, so screw the rest" attitude predominates in the USA, the Repubs will have the support of the lunatic, Bud soaked, Nascar Fanatic, black and Jew hating, Redneck Gun Nuts.

As long as they have that support, a caring, sharing, civilised USA is a distant dream.

The only thing I can see which might change that, is the Democrats getting into the game and playing a bit of hardball themselves.

Bear in mind that I see this at 3000 miles distance, so my perspective almost inevitably will be different than yours.

Don T.