In a message dated 3/15/2006 1:22:11 A.M. Central Standard Time, andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: There goes the next two years. Hi, Well, that might be for the best, don't you think? We already know how awful the country ends up being when he (or his people) are focusing...so even though it would be nice to have a decent strong leader to make the USA decent and strong again...it might be okay to just have one which is no longer doing too much incredible damage. I read my senator's essay on why Americans were overreacting to the port situation. In Missouri, at least, there is an illusion of complete unity with Bush on almost everything, still. Maybe it is because they are going to fight him on particular areas of the budget? I do not know. But, I was a bit surprised... trying to be positive, Marlena in Missouri