>> It amazes me how you can be so discerning between welfare and food stamps, but so blindly relate 'make work' govenment programs to professionals employed by government. Nice double standard you have there.
>And, how you evoke 'discernment and caring' to characterize your positon and 'misconceptions and ignorance' to characterize positions of those who disagree with you. Very arrogant, but typical of leftists in general. It's always 'for the children.' The facts concerning poverty and literacy rates, the results of the 'Great Society' spending, etc... , you counter with Ad Homen attacks. If 'self righteousness' is your standard your views may be more religious than you realize.
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>Why Jerry, you have me all wrong! I am a Right Winger. I shoot any bastard that does not agree with me!
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>Tom

I'm not, and I wouldn't.
I would love to have one world government based on the same principles embodied in the Delcaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. A world with no boarders, where I could drive a car from Alaska to Terra Del Fuiago without beging stopped at one border, the same way I can drive from Los Angeles to Bridgeport, Main. But the UN isn't a vehicle to that destination.

I think Ralph Nadar's views of Corporate America are correct. Microsoft is an excellent example. Raph is a leftist, but he doesn't hide it. He isn't one kind of person who claims to be another. I may not agree with all of his principals but I know what they are and where he stands and what he would do. I could vote for him or Harry Browne for the same reason. I couldn't vote for Gore because he has a serial personality, determined mainly by the wind. I only voted for Bush because I don't want Gore to become pres.
What the Dems are doing in Forlida to steal the election is a disgrace. But, people will get the government they deserve.