Lee,

I had absolutely no intention to bring politics into the discussion. I deplore politicians, all politicians, despite the face that I have performed at dozens of fund raisers for them during the campaign seasons. The main reason behind the post was to try to examine the economics of this industry and determine which manufacturer will still be here five years from now. Everything seems to have gone south from that point. Now I wish I hadn't brought the subject up, and from the way all posts seem to be going lately, I think it's time to use my computer for doing what I bought if for originally--creating invoices, bookkeeping, doing my taxes and creating advertising media. Guess it's time to join the ranks of the lurkers.

Cheers,

Gary