And to Genie:

I neither jest not exaggerate. Conservatives have their place. Without TR there would be no national parks system. Too many conservatives, however, (such as Bush) think having a place for us all to live comes second to giving their cronies another tax break. I remember with fondness and fervor, the lines from 'The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy': 'And when the revolution came, they were the first to be dragged to the wall'. Amen.