thanks for your post kent & i agree with you that the issue is of great importance...many here probably agree with you on your views, many others probably do not...still many others prefer not to post on these kinds of subjects at all...but welcome & thanks for your contributions to this discussion...
for a change of subject, what is your favorite joni song? >>I've browsed this place for some months now, having become an ardent lover of the sublime Ms. Mitchell. I feel somewhat odd using my first post here on a political subject, but the issue is of such import, and the truth of the matter is in such short supply, I feel compelled to put this forward.<<