In a message dated 97-09-10 15:15:14 EDT, you write: << Sharpton quickly pointed out that no one has ever asked Rudy about the narrowness of *his* base, emphasizing that he got more white votes than Rudy did black votes. Messinger couldn't make a point that sharp if her life depended on it. Words can't describe what an embarrassment her campaign was, and no doubt will be when she wins the runoff and faces Il Duce in November. Doug >> That's why I sat out yesterday's joke. Why does El Salvador have a more progressive election system than NYC's?. Chomsky's certainly right about the "consensus of politics" here on the Upper Left Side. Jason