Agree to disagree

I'm writing in response to Mel Lewis's commentary on the chasm between the political ideologies of "conservative republicans" and "liberal democrats", and the irreconcilable differences between his political beliefs and those of a "left-wing zealot". There are two Americas in this country; one is populated by corporations, and the other by citizenry. There has never been "ideological confusion" amongst corporations largely due to the fact that capitalism is not an ideology as much as it is a system shared by all corporations in this country. As an example, Enron gave money to the Bush campaign and the Democrats as well to further the company's influence in our government. They couldn't care less about the larger interest of the citizens of this nation, or the personal ideologies of George Bush, or any other elected official. They buy access, plain and simple. Apparently, Mr. Lewis has unknowingly become a victim of the power tactic referred to as divide and conquer. His ideas or no longer his own. He now belongs to the league of voters who's opinions consist of media sound bites and the residue from partisan finger pointing. The "true" America is not so easily divided into left and right, or conservative and liberal, or Carville and Matalin. Mr. Lewis implies that the anchors of network news broadcasts further their ideological aims through their media access, however he ignores the fact that they all work for corporations, and are governed accordingly. It's a shame that Mr. Lewis has conceded his intellectual independence to entities who's allegiances are not to the citizenry of the United States, but to the pursuit of corporate profits, and the personal wealth of C.E.O's. It's an even bigger shame that after a year and a half of his so-called "xcii-political experiment" Mr Lewis does not have a better understanding of why people vote "for the man, and not the party". I would propose that his lack of clarity stems from his reliance on Rush Limbaugh for "eye-opening insight". Throughout American history it has been men and women who have made the difference in this country - not political parties.