That's it, DougR, "Big Deal"? As one of the Mudcat's more obvious conservatives, I had been hoping you might provide a more reasoned explanation of why mandating the posting of "In God We Trust" in our schools will actually aid our children's reading and math skills, andd is a reasonable conservative position.

"Big Deal" says it all for me. It typifies the attitude of the Republican party toward anyone but the elite. This has been Shrub Bush's position, (who should be jailed as a traitor), on virtually all international issues, from Kyoto to war crimes. "Big Deal, go fuck yourself."

The Republican Party has been hijacked by the far right, and the folks of true, and admirable conservative views don't even recognize that the U.S. is moving more and more towards a Nazi-like regime.

I hope it won't take having your grandchild placed on a "terrorist list" for reading "Leaves of Grass", before you conservatives realize Bush's agenda is not conservative at all. Bush's policy is unabashed class warfare. Pretty soon they'll be coming to inspect your books.

The impending Iraq war is not about oil. It's about subduing the American People. Thanks, BlueJay