[George W. Bush]

After the major military action is over and the news coming out of Iraq has become more routine America will revert to old habits.

Before 9/11, I would have agreed with you.

I think there has been a political sea-change in American opinion since 9/11, across the board. Even Democrats, mostly the Reagan Democrat union households, are being very supportive of Bush's efforts in foreign policy. It's pretty remarkable if you look at the last 50 years of history. But then, we've never been attacked like this on our own soil. Even Pearl Harbor was actually a military action even if it was a sneak attack.

So, it's not too hard to understand that America is ready to stomp out terrorists and all the terror states that support them. I'm not too sure the old Soviet-style pity-the-children propaganda is going to work too well in the new America.

[Pontiac]

I think there has been a political sea-change in American opinion since 9/11, across the board. …the old Soviet-style pity-the-children propaganda is going to work too well in the new America.

Honestly I hope you are right, but I don’t see it in my every day life.

The majority of the people I meet and see in public don’t supply much evidence to support that conclusion.

In the bars I see the CNN or Fox on one TV with the sound off, on another a ball game or a sitcom with the sound on.

If you ask people they know a little about what is going on, but no depth to their knowledge.

IMHO Americans generally are people of intellectual laziness. And I haven’t seen much to change my mind since 9/11. Once the fighting war is over they will quickly loose interest until the next big terrorist attack.