When The Public Loses Faith

In Uniform Patriotism Can Salute One Flag Only, Embrace But The First Circle Of Life - One's Own Land And Tribe. In War That Is Necessary, In Peace It Is Not Enough.

Democracy Works When People Claim It As Their Own

Theology Asserts Propositions That Cannot Be Proven True; Ideologues Hold Stoutly To A Worldview Despite Being Contradicted By What Is Generally Accepted As Reality. When Ideology And Theology Couple, Their Offspring Are Not Always Bad But They Are Always Blind. And There Is The Danger: Voters And Politicians Alike, Oblivious To The Facts.

President Bush, Whose Scorn For Journalists Is Balanced By A Soft Spot In His Heart For The Conglomerates They Work For, Threatens To Veto The Senate Action. Keep In Mind That When The Public Was Asked To Submit Comments To The Fcc About Consolidation, Only One Percent Approved It. The President May Not Be Listening, But The Senate Is, And The Public Won This Round. The House Has A Similar Resolution Under Consideration.

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