A thought-provoking book to read, no matter what your political party preference/affiliation, is Al Gore's The Assault On Reason. Although the book itself is a polemic against Bush, the points Gore makes about the changing landscape of American politics and the inherent dangers that entails makes for very interesting reading. He really had a couple of crackerjack researchers. It is an interesting book to read particularly while the presidential primary debates unfold in both parties, particularly the blurring of religion and politics by a couple of the candidates in the Republican debates. As an observation, I wonder if the Dems are sowing the seeds of a fall defeat with their internal bickering. Is Bill Clinton hurting or helping Hillary's candidacy? I thought the Republican candidates civility in last nite's debate in Boca Raton was very refreshing. I thought all of the candidates, except perhaps McCain (who had memory problems about what he's said in the past), had a good nite. It's hard to listen to Ron Paul and not like a lot of what he has to say. I thought Romney looked and acted very presidential, Huckabee is a gifted speaker and thinks well on his feet (his line about the UN headphones was funny), and I thought Giuliani did well also. I'm looking forward to seeing the results of the South Carolina Democrat primary tomorrow. Stay tuned.