James Drogan

Jim - that's a very touching post. Thank your daughter for us. It's also very sad. In the spirit of compassion for the loud and angry perhaps we can remember that they are scared and frightened by tsuanmic changes they don't understand. The leadership exploiting those fears for partisan political advantage against the interests of their constituencies are folks who deserve less sympathy imho.
For a broader consideration perhaps you'd care to browse:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19370588