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Hello All. Just to contribute my two cents worth, I remember taking an undergraduate political science class some years ago. I'll never forget our very first examination, which consisted of about 25 questions, all of which were "fill in the blank," and all of which went something like this: "In the United States, people of what discipline are most qualified to decide when a fetus is a viable human being," or "...what medical research is the most important to fund," etc., etc. The questions were on all sorts of topics, but the answer to each and every one--we all shuddered when we got our exams back--was "politics." Bottom line: It *is* important who's running our government. It *is* important who's influencing the decisions of our lawmakers. We tend to get upset when someone doesn't like the same politicians that we do, but we have good reason. We all want people in office who will respond the way we want them to respond on issues critical to us. If only we could discuss politics sensibly and without getting angry.... Scott Antes Scott E. Antes Department of Anthropology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn