Seems I struck a chord (so to speak) with Kendell, and some others. Don't know how old you folks are; I'm 70, so I've been to a few goat ropin's and more than an axel greasing away from home. Was raised in a family that was politically Democrats (USoA) and I'm certainly not rich. I don't know why, but the definition of "extremism" such as that noted by Kendell in his thread is always equated with Conservatives. There are, I assume, no "extreme" Liberals. Never-the-less, I respect the views that are different than mine (my 74 year old brother is a flaming Liberal and I love him dearly we just don't talk politics). One thing to keep in mind, though and I'm sure everone in the U.S. is aware of this, the President, regardless of political party, can do nothing without a Congress to support and agree with his/her (not yet but soon) policies. And it wasn't a Republican controlled Congress that got this country so deep in debt. :>)

DougR