Way back up there at the top I said I felt we were in trouble on many fronts and I see that some of them have been pointed out with some discussion on the points. Great, but uh..........The Bush group is in the middle of a feeding frenzy at the moment and I can only see it getting worse. They've been empowered by the events of 9/11 and are making hay while the sun shines.

It may get a bit worse before it gets better, but I do see it improving some in the future as more and more people are taking a serious look at what they are giving up in the name of anti-terrorism. One of the beauties of this system is that at some point the excesses of any branch are cutback and or cutoff at the knees. When this happens it also takes a long period to find the path again and in the case of 9/11 the Bush people managed to carry off their quest long enough that the patriotism of many became the jingoism of many also. It gave them a leg up on the feeding frenzy, an added bonus, so to speak.

More of us are writing in and becoming active on the other side and will gain the support needed to come back from some of this lunacy because the timing is better now. It's tough to argue with the mob when they are in the heated moments of jingoistic fervor, the one plus being that that same jingoism has now turned off many patriotic Americans who are letting their minds go back to work.

Spaw