I was taught to respect the President of The United States, and like Malcolm X I have never , nor will I ever, claim an alliance with any political party...my first memory of a US President was Nov. 22, 1963, when I was a fourth grader ( how ironic, today I teach fourth graders)...on that day President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed ( one day we might learn who shot him).....In my life-time I have seen 3 presidents in person, President Regan, Bush #1, and Carter....I had a chance to see Clinton in San Francisco during his book tour but the lines were too long......when the African slaves were freed after the Civil war by the 13 Amendment many slaves who's names and history were long gone took on the names of their former slave owners, however, many chose to take the names of former presidents, like Washington, Jefferson, Johnson, Adams, and Lincoln...some chose the letter X to represent the "unknown" last name..I will continue to respect and support the Man or Woman in the Oval office....Edwin X ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================