Here is the deal...... I applaud Pat and Diane for their loyalty. While they are not one of "The 17", and as far as I know haven't taken the time to hear but one side, and since they are not the writers of the email in question, and apparently have not seen it.........and since they are not running for any office, and it does appear they are going on what they are told by others, they have, nonetheless, shown their support for their friends by going to bat for them. Albeit, knowing only one side. But sometimes people can do that, and that seems to work for them. And, as we all heard before, it is not fair to shoot the messengers. Isn't that in the Geneva convention? I hear the email will be made public, as a matter of fact, bunches of people have read it already. Everyone can make their own minds. I thought, and still think, it is not worth of all this airtime. Unless someone wants to campaign. And drag this on and on. Its possible. Members will vote for whom they want, not whom they are told to vote for. This is definitely NOT national security. We just distributed food for 2 hours, and that's quite sobering. Discussing this non-issue somehow doesn't have the same effect on me now. Good nite, and keep up the good work. Ileana ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================