Yes, Janey, and therein lies one of our problems. The Bush administration may talk in future months about getting out the vote, as all political parties do, but in actuality, they count strongly on continued voter apathy. A good, fairly brief article HERE is well worth reading. Among other things, it explains a good chunk of the Bush administration's overall policies, both foreign and domestic. Someone once said, "Sometimes the best way to understand what appears to be a folly is to ask what it accomplishes." For example, why tax cuts when we're heading into a recession and the government is about to go to war? "Trickle-down economics" has nothing to do with it.

In institutionalizing the "war on terrorism" the Bush administration acquired a rationale for expanding its powers and furthering its domestic agenda. While the nation's resources are directed toward endless war, the White House promoted tax cuts in the midst of recession, leaving scant resources available for domestic programs. The effect is to render the citizenry more dependent on government, and to empty the cash-box in case a reformist administration comes to power.

But why would they want to do that? Well explained in another fairly short article HERE.

I think these articles are not only enlightening, but they contain a lot of good talking points.

Anthropologist Margaret Mead said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." That's what keeps me going. Keep pluggin' away.

Don Firth