Good question. In South Carolina, there's a close Senate race between GOP Rep. Lindsey Graham and Democrat Alex Sanders (President of the College of Charleston). The seat is open because 99-year-old Strom Thurmond is finally retiring (hey Carlos, remember when he spoke at our junior high school?) But on Meet the Press yesterday, both men endorsed the war resolution. But I'll probably still vote for Sanders, lest the Republicans regain the Senate and thereby a virtual monopoly on federal power. As you mentioned earlier, it's a good thing the founding fathers wrote checks and balances into the Constitution -- especially given that they did not really forsee politicalparties.[Can one reply to postings in this forum by email or does one have to go to the chatroom? I don't want to clutter the message board with unnecessary repetition.] On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 19:29:09 -0500 (CDT) QT - carlos wrote:< replied-to message removed by QT >