I'd like to follow Spaw's lead on this but I do have an actual suggestion: Why don't the people of all other powerful nations unite and with one organized, sustained effort shroud the US government with a blanket of their concern? As we know, world condemnation has an effect; if the three arms of government are convinced of its seriousness they will mandate that American businesses change their habits. i can't imagine a better use for the projected fiscal surplus than to make it possible for Americans to change.

The only reason I think that won't happen is that the other nations will not band together to accomplish it.

And if you can't, you'll understand why we can't.

How about them Mets?

ebbie