Now, I ain't puttin' all the blame on the South. Seems there is this band of mid western states where folks seem as as unenlightened and really couldn't care less to have any new ideas around them.

But my point was more to the orignial 13 Confederate states which, with the lone exception of Florida, make up the Southern Stategy states where folks, like their mid western counterparts ain't interested in any new ideas unless it makes a car go faster or looks real cool in the home enetertainment room.

Now, Janie, I ain't tryin' to sterotype no one and remember that all 3 of my college educated son in laws live in Charlotte, but there is enought commonality of thought that the Republican Party, like LHawk said, could run a chimpamzee as president andf these states would go Republican...

So, with that edge, the South is in prime position to leverage its power and hasn't been shy about what they want: Roe v. Wade gone, stem cell reserach gone, Ten Commandments in court rooms, Prayer in every school, guns, guns and more guns...

They don't care about issues like big governemnt as long as they don't have to pay for it... Just say "Charge it"... Heck, if they cares about big governemnt then Bush would have to work for their electorial votes. They really don't care much about the war in Iraq either just so long as those emotional issues are thought to be Republican non-negotiable planks...

So when I say the South will Rise agian, I really mean it. They have been responsible for electing every Republican president for the last 40 years and also have packed both legislative cahmbers with Repubs.

That is one heck of alot of clout.

Bobert