I have enjoyed this thread very much, learnt some new things and started thinking differently about a few of them. But I am not writing about the Cambridge Capital Controversy. This post is about the bleeding heart controversy. Since I was the last (only?) provocateur of the charge, I felt I should be the person to lay it to rest. I did not take it personally. But some of the comments led me to look up the exact meaning. MSN Encarta gave the following definition: "foolishly soft-hearted person: somebody regarded as naively kind or sympathetic, especially toward left-wing or liberal causes" I will accept the designation if you remove 'foolishly'. I have no problem with naive. BTW, I prefer straight talk to sarcasm. That should be reserved for enemies, not colleagues. Cheers, Sumitra Shah