Got enough private email asking "what does BANANA stand for ?" that I'll proactively satisfy any potential remaining in one shot: BANANA: The latest left-wing obstructionist mantra; seemingly chanted regardless of need or individual circumstances (and ignoring likely contributions by the chanters themselves to that need): Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything. I.e.: "Extensible NIMBY".... see also www.google.com/ , et. al.... Ken Sletten