I'm sure your children are very smart and successful, and by your posts I can also tell you're educated as well. We probably have more in common than you might think (no pun intended). Where I feel we diverge in opinion is that I tend to look for the good in people. I feel that most people make mistakes and up to a certain degree should be helped if they're willing to help themselves. Like you I feel there's tremendous waste in government, and illegal aliens are bleeding this country dry. Unlike you I don't feel that belittling and chastising people is a way to progress forward. I never need an opening I just take it, it's the American way right?