>That's just the state of our national conversation. Without signing up for the aggressive stance of parent that you will reliably not hear news on NPR (which

>That's just the state of our national conversation. Without signing up for the aggressive stance of parent that you will reliably not hear news on NPR (which I'm unwilling to test)... no, that's the state of conversation in national media, and it doesn't have to be. But the point is moot without a common set of values.