God, I just love this pot/kettle repartee. The far fringes are so amusing. Rykat, you're just a moderate, just think of the crap you would get if you were out there on the fringe.

Jhill, check your history. The "repubes" were responsible for civil rights movements, until the dems found out they could get votes out of it. he he he.

Somehow, I don't feel demonized, so I guess I'm not a liberal.

Don't raise taxes on the middle class ( which is about, oh, 40K a year family income. Shhhh, don't let that out). Raise them on the "rich" ( that's you, friend, with all your trips to AC and elsewhere. You're freakin rich).

Each side tells about half the story, about the upside of their programs, and let's the other side point out the downsides. Balance. Just be slective about which side you believe.

Run them all out of town on a rail.

Just my $2 worth (adjusted to inflation)

Been there, done that, the washing machine ate the T-shirt