Mark,

>While I personally disagree with Len, I think those with views like his must be heard. For if we do not, then we would only be blind followers. Our freedoms and way of live are critically dependent on opposition views in order to ensure better decisions can be made in times of crisis. President Bush has surrounded himself with some of the most capable and experienced advisors and Cabinet members in this world and those that mostly agree at least in principle with his political and philosiphical ideals. However, I am deeply confident that he has also surrounded himself with people who are not simply YES-people. Our leaders can only make good decisions if those with varying and opposite views can be heard.

I quite agree. I've been pretty rough on him (Len) but he deserves his right to speak his mind as well as anyone else - even the those who might agree with the thinking process of those who caused us this damage. Those who support their actions are a different matter IMO...