>>And this is something that needs to change too. The elections more often is about painting the other candidate black than it seems to be about the real issues.... and boy, you've got plenty of those. Though even up here we are doing it, voting with your heart for the most characteristic candidate is seldomly the best choice.

>I agree 100%. But, unfortunately, most folks are more focused on living day-to-day and only respond to the soundbites on the evening news.

Yeah, and it is even more a problem when the news is heavily politically coloured. Where does the citizen gets it unbiased and objective information and the real issues? CNN, FOX and CBS are not the right places IMO. Whenever I visit to NA there is nothing that makes me feel an alien more than the news on one of those channels.