Tony, I think I've heard Ashcroft sing (and play?) before. Wasn't he part of that quartet of US Senators who would entertain at various DC dinners, etc.? IIRC, he was pretty good.

I don't doubt that he is a warm-hearted individual and believes in what he is doing. It's his vision and some of his values that I disagree with.

BTW, I've never heard any of my "liberal" friends refer to midwesterners as "those hicks out in the flyover states." (I grew up mostly in Illinois and Missouri.)

Genie