Frank, I respect your opinion but can't say I agree with your argument for the feds taking over things that could be handled by the states. State governments are much closer to the people than the fed is, and the fed, in my opinion, has got so large, and so powerful, that it feels we (the people) work for the government, and not the other way around.

Just a difference in opinion.

Jed, wish I could agree with you re the press. It sounds to me like the same old thing. Yes, I saw the Today show and thought Limbaugh did very well. You will note, however, that NBC felt compelled to to bring Paul Begalla on immediately after to represent the liberal point of view. It wasn't something they had to do because Limbaugh is not a politician they could have had Begalla on the next day, but I think they needed someone immediately to counteract Rush.

I do agree that Tim Russert appears to stay as much as possible in the middle road and doesn't hesitate to roast either a republican or democratic candidate. Chris Matthews is the same way, I think (and he was AA to Tip O'Neil). I didn't realize Russert had been Chairman of the Democratic Party though. I did know that he was a democrat.

DougR