Lou Dobbs said it best "What kind of idiots are the american people?"The problem is, trying to communicate with your elected officials. I have e-mailed my senators and congresswoman many times reflecting my values upon them to no avail. They have a standard reply to all communications. They have a box of subjects and you check one and submit your rant. If you get a reply it is a boxed reply to your checked subject. Example: " I think you should vote to pull out of Iraq" Answer; "The subject of Iraq is a complex and multi-faceted dillema that we are working on. we will keep you advised of any progress" Question: "What is your view on Iraq?" Answer; "The subject of Iraq is a complex and multi-faceted dillema that we are working on. We will keep you advised of any progress". And every question you ask about Iraq will recieve the same reply, and of course there is never a progress report, mainly because there is no progress. Then there is the "I'll vote them out theory", well good luck on that one, the incumbents win 90% of the time, they have the support of the corporate backers and the business as usual crowd, and the average voter just goes with the most noise thrown at them.