It is with deep sadness that the democrats will lose this coming election again because they have no plan on how to fight the fear factor installed on a daily basis in the minds of the american people by the Bush administration. It is the lowest tactic they could use, but very effective. The american people have been primed to give up civil liberties if only they are "safe". The american people have forgotten that when you give up something, you usually don't get it back. So many people have died and are still dying for these freedoms that americans are giving up so easily. I wish I could help the democrats with a plan to fight the fear-mongering tactic, but I don't have a plan. I think whoever is president will fight terrorism, probably better than Bush. Bush talks a good game, but there is very little follow thru. It is getting harder and harder for Bush to hide his incompetence. So much is at stake in this next election. Will the evangelical conservatives come out to vote again just to beat down the gays? The gays are no threat to them, but they just don't see that. Do they hate gay people? It certainly looks like it. Gay people mean them no harm. They just want to live their lives and have equal rights like everyone of them. I wish someone would tell me what should happen to the gays and where they should go. Put htem all on a desert island? Put them in their own state? Why can't the evangelicals see the foolishness in these answers? They really need to talk to the gays in their own families. What would they do with a gay family member?