Jack the Sailor, I regret that you viewed my post as trolling or flaming, but that's certainly your right.

I do, at times, overlook the fact that the terms, "conservative" and "liberal," mean different things in other countries. I should keep that in mind because the Mudcat world is not just composed of Americans.

I have not seen such a demonstration of bi-partisan support in America since WWII. I regret that we just don't seem to be able to accomplish the same feeling of solidarity on the Mudcat. I guess it's just not to be though.

Guest Stanley: I am sorry you lost your cousin and two friends in the WTC. I think you may have posted in anger because of that loss, and perhaps under the same circumstances, I might have reacted as you did. Lepus has been a member of the Mudcat for quite a spell, and as he noted, we rarely if ever agree. I certainly would not have wanted him to be a casualty of the WTC though. That's pretty tough statement you made, I think.

Thanks to all of you for posting your thoughts.

DougR