Re: back to the land policies

However, it should also be noted that modern plumbing and electricity production are primarily the results of private enterprise.

It was Roosevelt's efforts in the 30s that brought power and water to places where private enterprise didn't have enough of a profit motive to bring it.

What we need is not so much a movement to occupy "unused" land as a movement to reduce government spending and unnecessary regulations that are an impediment to industry. (Despite all the liberal talk about Bush Jr. "deregulating" everything, he actually oversaw the largest growth in government regulation ever seen.)

Not sure what this really has to do with the whole back to the land thing you were responding to. But I'm interested to know how you think Dubya increased government regulation. I won't argue that he increased the size of government, particularly in response to 9/11. And if by "regulation" you mean encroachment on individual liberties as with the patriot act, etc., yeah, that increased. But I'm unaware of any growth in regulation in regards to industry under Bush.

In fact, I'm pretty sure it's a lack of that kind of regulation that caused the massive clusterfuck we're seeing in the gulf right now. Same goes with tainted food, toys with lead, defective Toyotas, etc., etc.