>Hello. Excuse me. We ARE museum professionals, and WORK very >hard at it. >We are not labor leaders, not politicians. We are the custodians of a >culture, and serve a higher purpose than mere petty politics. Don't >saddle >us with the guilt of today's labor and budget problems. In our >business we >are obligated to care for and interpret our cultural patrimony, no >matter >what. The objects in National collections still need attention no >matterwhat the financial position of the government happens to be, >and our >colleagues in Fed museums do whatever it takes to care for them. I >realize >that many federal museum employees CAN'T go to their work places >regardless >of whether they want to. Nontheless, I commend those in the Fed >system who >can and do recognize their professional obligations above fleeting >political agendas. Well said Mr. Crawford!! Denise Corbett [log in to unmask]