Vermont Town-Meetings Condemn Iraq War

Does anyone in Vermont understand the difference between local, state, and federal powers? What I find highly objectionable is not the quotidian mindlessness of the content -- who expects politicians to be insightful or even original? Still, why aren't Vermonters (well, most are ex-New York liberals so they can't really be called Vermonters) angry about the spectacle of public servants spending time and money on a futile gesture that has nothing whatsoever to do with running their damn cities. You would think that if they wanted to pay good money to watch clowns throw pies at each other, they would have bought a ticket to the circus.