Hi everyone!

[Auburnwine]

Ah well, if Glass_A_Day places greater trust in the Christian Coalition than the Bureau of Labor Statistics, logic does have notable limitations.

I don't think that Democrats are a "dieing breed" [sic]. Democrats carried the popular vote but lost the last presidential race by five Supreme Court votes. In 2002 they lost control of the Senate by fewer than 40,000 votes. Not exactly the touted ground-swell of national support for George W. -- even though Republicans outspent Democrats by $200 million in 2002.

What exactly will that $200 million buy? Not much for middle America, I fear. Lower capital gains taxes? Big whoop!

Trent Lott gets to write abortion laws and Pat Robertson gets to promote Middle East armageddon. Maybe Kenny Boy Lay will get to rewrite the principles of accounting (again!).

It's a new day in America.

P.S. My deepest apologies to Winecollector who started off this train of thought with such a cheery note! Yes, I have been drinking some brilliant wines -- the Elderton Command Shiraz, the Peter Lehmann Stonewell, the Marquis Phillips Shiraz, a Turley Zin and a nice Liar's Dice Zin from Murphy Goode. Oh, and the stickies: the De Bartoli Show Muscat and the Seppelt Trafford Tawny Port. Life is good!

[This message has been edited by Auburnwine (edited 11-13-2002).]