Thank you, dp, for your political comments.
And now for my observations-maybe you should attend school to improve your grammar and spelling, I wouldn't be the least bit upset if my tax dollars went to providing you with an education!!!
And I agree with you as far as just painting it. I think that would be the best recourse, there is nothing really wrong with the siding. I lived in that house for many years with my parents so I am not afraid of the possible bad effects from the siding. My dad inhaled asbestos on his job and he lived to be 96. So much for the mesothelioma scares.