thx, that too is interesting. had not heard of alterman. cheers

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On Sep 15, 9:06 pm, "Sean" now.com.au> wrote:

Take power away from the monarch (executive) and balance it with the
other two branches of representation, the representatives of the elite
(legislature) and the rights of each individual (judiciary). It seems
that like the article implies, the tug of war between conservative and
liberal elites has diminished the rights of each individual as the
final judge of worth.

From the article below it is easy to tell that 3 dimensions are turned
into two, as the tug of war between liberal and conservative elites
robs the power from each of us. We going liberal then, cheer for your
side, sell your freedom short brother.

Republicans have devoted a lot of resources to the smearing of
liberals, but Eric Alterman is not going to let them get away with it.
He has a mission to correct misconceptions spewed by conservatives and
regurgitated by mainstream media. ...many others shy away from the
word because it has been corrupted by conservative political
activists. Because of the clever, dishonest conservative campaign to
discredit liberal programs, far too many in the electorate dismiss
liberal political candidates as unpatriotic, elitist, atheistic, free-
sex, reverse-racist, murderous (a.k.a. pro-choice) wimps.

Alterman labors mightily to erase the myths and bury the lies pushed
by antagonists such as Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and others. The
trouble is that defining liberalism is a difficult matter, which makes
Alterman