Sorry Melo, I'm sure you're getting much more commedntary than you bargained for.  But I was unable to find the semblence of a working policy that the author wanted to present as an alternative.  And this is the one place where the Democrats may be vulnerable in the '06 elections.  We all wish things were going better, and can see mistakes that have been made.  And maybe their "we can do better" theme may work.   But I'm not sure.  They may need to present solutions and alternatives that can withstand debate,,,,alternatives that will convince people that they have a better way.  But maybe not, too,,,,certainly the Republicans are doing a wonderful job of just screwing  lot of things up.