Seventy cents an hour. That's the increase in the minimum wage that's supposed to result in a "better living?"

Farmers are making more money already because of legislation the Congress passed?

I'm tired of rah-rah puff pieces from Dems who want to be able to say they did something when they go back home for a month's vacation. If we are still in Iraq, we are still spending billions that could well be spent on the many good ideas you support. But we don't have those billions because we are pissing them away in Iraq.

I'd rather have less smoke blown up my skirt and see more tough action on the war issue. Yes, it's one issue but it is the elephant in the room that is minimizing how effective any of these other plans can be.

We're squabbling over how to pay for health care for children!

Nance