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Community Columnist  Mitt Romney, PBS and you  During the first
presidential debate last week, Mitt Romney reiterated his
intention to end federal funding for PBS. He and his fellow
Republican hopefuls had all made the same promise several times
during the Republican primaries earlier this year, so it came as
no surprise.  When I heard him say it again, I felt the same
initial gut reaction: What? Of all the ludicrous things that
consume our tax dollars, public television is public enemy No.
1? Subsidies to oil companies are A-OK, but "NOVA" is a bridge
too far?  However, lately, in speaking with my conservative
friends, I've made a concerted effort to apply some Dale
Carnegie training. In his book, "How to Win Friends and
Influence People," Carnegie uses a quote from Henry Ford: "If
there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to
get the other person's point of view and see things from their
angle as well as your own." So in the int