[cmccuist]

I can't produce the data the defines the education levels of both parties, but I read it somewhere that, on average, the GOP is more educated.

Now if you look at universtiies, where the faculty are predominantly Democrats, you can certainly make the argument that there are many geniuses on the left (though it's offset somewhat by a glut of morons in the entertainment business).

On Halibuton, I am a direct competitor with that outfit as I am employed by Bechtel. I don't resent them getting work for these reasons. There are a finite number of engineers. If Haliburton gets a huge contract, whether by nefarious means or not (one would hope fairly!), they need to staff those projects from the finite pool of engineers. Meaning maybe some will migrate to that company from Bechtel or Fluor or Parsons or where ever they work. Bottom line is work for engineers. Tax revenue for the US treasury. More funds available for your program in Spokane.

As far as Cheney and W (or their cronies) profiting from Iraq, that's just a little too cynical for my thinking. I didn't think the Clintons profited from Bosnia or Bush 41 from Dessert Storm. It's just not something I ponder.

I don't see those guys sitting around in a cabinet meeting saying to each other "hey, we can make a killing if we invade Iraq. And we can make it look like their fault!"