i don't know: maybe i've been subjected to too many republican debates without a balancing powerful counter-point expressing the view that we're all americans, and together we can unify to make everyone's lives better. i hear the memory of ronnie raygun lionized on a daily basis, but what about the hero of progressive values? if nothing else, FDR defeated the nazis, brought electricity to poor folks, gave us hope and social security and ended prohibition! it's true sadly that there are few progressive candidates these days to vote for. where have you gone, franklin roosevelt? a nation turns it's lonely eyes to you...