OffTopic: US politics

[Ted O. Jackson]

> > Hi, I'm Steve and I'm another politics junkie.
>
> HI STEVE :-)
>
> Jeese, there are a lot of us here. Maybe we should start our own 12-Step
> group. So long as it's not Monday nights because that's when I go to my
> Hawkwind Kollectors 12-step group :-)
>
> > There's a website
> > maintained by CNN- the address is not handy at the moment, but a search for
> > CNN should turn up something.
> > That should be a start.
>
> I'll give it a shot, though I was thinking more along the lines of the
> Hunter.S.Thompson style of analysis.
>
> Mind you, his "Better Than Sex" seemed pretty poor to me, especially in
> the light of "Fear And Loathing On The Campaign Trail". His description
> in the earlier book of the manouvering over procedural votes was
> political commentary at its best.
>
> FoFP

Yeah, Thompson can surprise you.  He's very astute about US politics,
and a lot more fun to read than most.
BUT we should take the politics stuff private lest our BOC-L mates
start flaming us big-time!  feel free to contact me on private mail
theo