<html><body> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In this country, at least, one has to ask the question - "what left?"  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Further, the rise of  a police state apparatus should cool- or at least temper- whatever good cheer we can draw from the troubles of our rulers. SR</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Carl Remick" <carlremick@hotmail.com> <BR><BR>> > ... Part of Mr. Bush’s legacy may well be that he robbed America of its <BR>> >optimism ... <BR>> <BR>> What twaddle. Yes, if I were a capitalist, an imperialist or a religious <BR>> fanatic, I would be pessimistic now, but I am none of the above. What GWB <BR>> robbed America of is its *delusions.* The wheels have come off the pro-biz, <BR>> pro-military, pro-God bandwagon of the last quarter century. For the left, <BR>> there is every reason to be optimistic. <BR>> <BR>> Carl <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ___________________________________ <BR>> http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>