Oh, you're right, Martin, so right (I mean Right). And Lewis Lapham's little editorial in Harper's agreed with you completely: the war, as well as Katrina, has done wonders for many company's bottom lines, especially with all those no-bid contrcts. As for the rest, well, if they're poor they deserve it, & we should have realized by now that lots of money = lots of grace. Sorry if I misled you... Doug On 31-Aug-06, at 5:16 PM, MJ Walker wrote: > What is it with you liberal whiners - you don't get the law of supply > & demand? The former populations of New Orleans / 42nd St. etc are NOT > VERY MUCH IN DEMAND - so stick that in your pipe & don't you dare > smoke it in a public place. And don't give me this freakin I mean > wreaking destruction garbage, nud'n, bud, if fighting the terr'rists > can rake in the $s & clean up good for America then what's your beef? > Horatio Alger Douglas Barbour 11655 - 72 Avenue NW Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9 (780) 436 3320 http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 surely when they fell it was into grace bpNichol