Yesterday i was watching Political Mann on CNN and It just hit me that the Americans actually do get a chance to take stock of what their congressmen/women have been up to by having town hall meetings and debates. In sharp contrast the only time we see our MP's is when they want re-election or blubber about the Mau forest and who should be evicted blah blah blah yada yada yada........ Why is it we cant pose questions to them? They have carefully set mechanisms which ensure they cant be questioned and accountability is null! This whole spokespeople and 'right channel' charade works for them because you will never reach them, ever!! Same goes for coorporate stakeholders and especially monopolies. With the exception of Rita from Orange and Dan from KDN, I have realized everyone else seats aloof at the issues and they dont have the guts to come clean and face questioning. Sometimes what are asking for arent correct answers, we just need to know that someone is courteous enough to take a stand...not wavering in indecisiveness!!! I think we are battling with circumlocutory debates here(Laban called it an Infinite Loop!). In as much as we demand answers, lets remember we should also step up and start leading. -tyrus _IEEE Member