I find it amusing and pathetic at the same time that there are dissenters who post on this board (VanGogh, SuperDem, Douglas) who completely ignore what has been said in this column and parrot out a pathetic mix of insults and disproven talking points. It was this stubbornly ignorant and myopic mindset that got us into this mess in the first place. Some people will only believe what they want to believe and never listen to anything that departs from their cherished opinions.