>>>Change may be good, but its results aren't always. Example: the current banking crisis. Not sure how that fits into the model of conservatism as compulsory bogeyman. ;-)
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>>Somewhere I have a framed copy of an old cartoon from "Punch" where the character Colonel Blimp says "Egad, Sir. Reform's alright - as long as it doesn't *change* anything!" <bg>
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>I support (whatever) but NIMBY
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>Congress s*&*s but my congressman is great

I reside in Illinois and am working in Louisiana, so can't say that with a straight face. It's a pretty tight race between the two states for the crown of most corrupt. A year ago my money would have been on Louisiana, so to speak, but Gov. Rod set the bar pretty high and may have swung the pendulum back to Illinois. Bagmen, start your engines!