DougR! thanks for your reply... Differring opinions are what make horse racing, and interesting conversation, they stimulate thought, and improve the overviews of scholars and laymen alike... I'm not in disagreement with you one iota on this one!

I'm a bit prone to standing up for the underdogs when a bully's got 'em down, and this impulse is triggered when I see the fascist bandwagon clammoring in any direction, ...shouting about the attributes of war and biggotry... while the wife and kids suffer the miseries of neglect and fiscal abuse...

So, please pardon me for my occasional outburst... There is so much pain created by the policies were discussing... and to little respect is being paid to the daily sacrifices our countryfolk, and the world's people, endure quietly...