Hi Pen;

You will find an extreme amount of people who will agree with you about that whistleblower. Yes, that's a definite return of Tammany Hall. Strange how an entity that wasn't supposed to wield power outside New York turned up everywhere there was an issue. This really bothers me because I used to be a firm Democrat. But once Scoop Jackson passed away:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_M._Jackson

The last Democrat worth supporting was gone in my opinion. Despite his failings as president, I really liked Jimmy Carter a lot too, and resented it when his supporters in congress did a cut and run on him. But all Jimmy was able to do was prove that a super honest person is at an extreme disadvantage as president. Great role model for the nation to follow though.

The Hindus could be right. Maybe we are living in an era of bad juju.

Tim