Hey Highlander. You're right of course ~ each to his own when it comes to playing methods.

I'd still argue that the forefinger and pinkie remain free to play at the first and third frets while the middle and rings fingers hold down those two bottom strings on the G chord. I guess you prefer to dampen rather than fully "fret" the A string with your "political" finger. So be it!

Links to previous threads:

Self-Taught Fingerpicking:
thread.cfm?threadid=79518#1439217

Guitar Skills: Folk Guitar
thread.cfm?threadid=78798#1427199

Learning to Fingerpick
thread.cfm?threadid=13015#1365555

Guitar Right-Hand Technique
thread.cfm?threadid=76616#1358433

Folk Guitar Accompaniment
thread.cfm?threadid=73732#24385