You know, maybe we should not have gone to war, but the fact is that we did......and now it would be more of a tradgedy to pull out our troops and leave the country in shambles. The fact is that a once supressed and tortured country is now free from the dictator and has many of the same freedoms we do. As for Republicans and the poor, it's not as if we dont' care about poor people, that's ridiculous. We just have a different view of how the economy should run. I will say that I do not favor the US govt playing Robin Hood when it comes to income. Skerbrow also makes a good point about hte 4 and 8 year cycles. But it stinks because the wrong person usually gets blamed or given credit for a good or bad economy. And yes, I have worked with a lot of low income families and seen the same things. I for one will NEVER vote for a Democrat as long as they continue to support abortion among other things.

Ps. I'm also not trying to start a fight, but I was a political science major and have a very huge interest in all of these matters. I too am just stating my opinion, so nobody shoot me!!!!