--- JulieReneB@xxxxxxx wrote: > Hello omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx, > > Simply because there are lobbying groups, why do you > suppose they are any > more powerful than all the other lobbying groups? > You assign them preposterous > power. Because if the Arab lobbying groups were in a position to prevent the invasion of Iraq, or the US concessions to Sharon, they would have done so, wouldn't they ? One way to go about determining whether a ball can break a window is by staring at the ball. Another way is by observing the broken window. O.K. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html