Their power lies in making people believe things are bettter ...

[kentuck]

off than they actually are when they are in power and worse than they actually are when their opposition is in power. Put more water in the soup because better times are coming. If times are hard for you, it is because of Clinton or the terrorists. Thank God we have such wise and courageous leaders at this time in history - think how bad it could be. The "evil doers" would have killed us all. We are so lucky...<sarcasm off>

[Erika]

1. They control so many by this unthinking ----

The evil doers are George W Bush and his cabinet who turned away from Christ's Golden Rule and gleefully proclaimed "shock and awe" on a civilian populace who had no intent or capability to harm us. The shame is on Bush and his cabinet.