Sorry Sharon, didn't mean to put my foot on the ol' throat. Lord knows I've had enough folks try to step on my figurative vocal cords in some past threads, too. :-) I still contend that Bush is a popular president, but that rating will fade when the media decides it's time. Even a majority of Florida Democrats polled now prefer Bush over Gore in the wake of the 9/11 attack. But 2004 is a long way off, and I have no doubt that when the word is spoken by the Democratic leadership, the Big 3 networks and most newspapers will switch into full-blown "it's the economy stupid" mode. Hope they kept the manual from '92. Look for the shift to begin the day after Bin Laden meets his body bag.