Dondarlin'...I don't think we are conservative in that we are keeping some of our rights. Since the Shrub took office it seems he and his cadre have been intent on taking away a lot of our rights, without our having a say...witness the FBI deciding it could now go into churches...they didn't even have to go through Congress for that.

I agree, Ashcroft and his ilk are of much more concern to me, too, though. What really worries me is that is it him or Rumveldt(sp) who has such a high approval rating and there's been talk of whichever it is to run for prez? THAT is scary because he will continue the Shrub's campaign to do all they can to go to the far right, eroding once and for all the separtaion between church and state.

Right now, what I am seeing is a society, in general, which seems content to let the gov. run roughshod over us all in the name of the great FEAR which Bush shoves down the mass consciousness throat on a daily basis. 9-11 was the best thing that could've happened for his presidency, although he is starting to sound like a one-note Johnny...:-)

Odd thought, anyone thought of how this would've played had we done our dates the way you all do across the pond? 11-9 instead? Doesn't have quite the ring/connotations here, does it?

kat