Go Harley-
I wouldn't fret about the debt too much. It's like .05% of the GDP. France, by the way, has already broken the new EU Constitution by carrying a National debt of over 3%. I on the other hand, with a mortgage, car payment and credit cards am carrying close to a 40% debt against my annual income! Now that hurts!

Keith-
Your absalutely correct about Bush's lack of communication. I think he would do himself a favor by not being so secretive all the time. It's hard to complain about the media coverage when you never talk to them.

The death tax needs to go away completely. Have you seen a $255 K home lately. Not much there. That is not wealth. If someones father (my old carpooler to be exact) was smart enough to invest $30k on a waterfront home in the '50s and that home is worth 2.5 million 40 years later his family should be able to keep it all! Every last stinking dime!!! My friend was paying taxes that whole time (the taxes ended up being more than the original mortgage) and therefor the Govt. should not be able to tax it twice, especially when that is all the wealth he was able to leave his 4 children!!! The death tax is evil evil evil.......That is how the rich get richer (with their lawyers hiding everything) and the poor stay poor (with the Govt. stealing everything).