Hi, The most thoughtful response I have received thus far: "Trust me, it will not be good for the U.S. if Kerry gets elected. Clinton cut the DoD and Intelligence Community budget by 80% during his 8 years. Think about it, when did 9/11 happen? How soon after Clinton left office, did 9/11 happen?" Okay, this must be why everyone that I talk to who states that Bush makes us safer thinks so--I have been trying to figure that out... And, the bigger military trumps (apparently) all else... Marlena in Missouri ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html