http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/urineinaglass/ en-us Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:26:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1276507/posts Second of two parts. What is the artist's role in society? Artists have been debating the question throughout history. The former U.S. poet laureate said he thought about the election results all day -- "when I could think." "The question of how the rest of us should behave seems pressing," he said. "Erosion of civil liberties? The courts? Further and deeper predations on the environment? It's hard to see how the Endangered Species Act will survive, except perhaps in name. An interesting indicator of the intentions of that Bush clique will be to see whether they punish Republican dissenters like... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1276507/posts#comment Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:26:13 GMT