Thank you Mike! An explanation of your 15 percent reference is all I really asked for. Somehow you thought it was necessary to set me up and make assumptions about me because of my comment about the NY Times. Courtesy and decorum are things I wish there were more of on the anonymous internet.

This is off subject so I apologize. You are correct about my leaning right (I used to be a Dem). Just as I would never ask my 96 year old grandmother to vote for a Republican (she is still in the Depression with her political beliefs) I would not disparage her either. I do find it confusing that she is against abortion and other liberal causes but votes Democrat in all elections. My family is all Democrat except for my father and I. My Aunt hates Bush so much that she said she wouldn't take a tour of the White House while he is in office. We have interesting conversations as you can imagine. I did vote for Bush (I also voted for Gore many years ago) and I can tell you I am pretty disappointed in how he is handling things. You can argue back and forth about whether we should have been in Iraq in the first place and I won't even begin that now. I would say that your comment on health care and other "social" issues would be in conflict with my ideas but I will not resort to name calling (Socialist is a description of ones beliefs) or somehow suggest that your flying abilities are to be questioned because of your political beliefs.

I will always fall back on one thing I have said for years. Pilots are know-it-alls, but usually are experts at nothing. Including myself.