MMario: The operative phrase in your question is "to some degree." It's one thing to televise a speech or other event with an eye to presenting the boss in a flattering light, and something else entirely to design an event from the ground up as a campaign commericial, which is what the aircraft carrier visit looked like to me (and many others). All style, no substance, or worse. Many of these Bush photo-ops show him praising and expressing support for social programs at the very same time that his administration is trying to cut their funds.

CarolC: If you paste in the actual text of a URL -- either as a "blue cliky" or simply "as-is" -- any reader, including non-members, members away from home, etc., will have the option to copy and paste it into their browser's address line. Might be better than writing a descriptive phrase, like a title for the article or "Click here."

Sorcha: *Would* a complete URL have solved your problem? I don't understand why you weren't able to activate the link, or what you meant by "I really don't want to sign up..." You're not shown as "GUEST," but as a member (??) Just wondering....

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