My thoughts parallel Adrian's. One can only hope, consistent with Ralph Nader's (in my view, misguided) pronouncement that the effect of his running for President (in that it gave the win to Bush) would wind up being positive because the majority of the American public would see "compassionate conservatism" a la Bush for what it really is, that in short order Bush and the Republicans get the cold shoulder from the US electorate. Since a majority of the electoral votes (by a landslide) would have gone to Gore had only the women voted here, perhaps we can find a way to have the men sit out the next couple of elections just to see what it would be like with the shoe on the other (pre-19th amendment) foot! Ezra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yesterday, we saw the best display of arrogant ignorance when P. Bushmanaged to tell >the whole world loud and clear that "he doesn't know" and mostly, "he doesn't care". I don't think that we stand a chance with this guy to even do what his father did for the metrication effort. The only thing he may manage to do is to deepen America into isolationism and thus lay the groundwork for a bitter awakening which will help cool down some of the over-self-confidence. This would help but it is a dark scenario. <
