janmcn - i have often tried to watch the rachel maddow show to try and understand the liberal slant on daily and recent issues. it might be the show i have tuned in, but i have found her commentary to be vile, repulsive, demeaning and such commentary leads me to totally discount her credibility as anything other than the party claptrap. some of her commentary has gone so far as to give me a headache or feel sick to my stomach. that's a similar reason why i can't listen to limbaugh. the two of them are equal wing-nuts in my humble opinion and i feel badly for anyone who lives and dies by their commentary swords.