There have been bipartisan reports of a voter reaction that is "furious" about Paulson's proposal.  Perhaps they will ignore my faxes and e-mails, perhaps they have some effect in combination with others.  I have to act as though they do.  That could be why the Bush Administration has agreed to oversight and to allowing bankruptcy judges to write down mortgages, etc.  I am going to keep at it, hoping that it at least will help. I don't really see any harm.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."