In a message dated 6/27/2004 11:34:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: There was a time when relationships were possible between Democrats and Republicans -- across the aisle. This administration seems to have heightened the hostility and frozen it at an all time high. ___ The "hate club" in a nutshell. Who benefits from the hostility? Isn't it a form of disenfranchisement? An issue is no longer regarded on its merits, but on which "hate club" supports or detracts it. Doesn't this lock us all into absolute positions, where "our guy" cannot possibly do anything wrong, and the other cannot possibly do something right? ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html