Welcome back. You missed some S.S. talk, but it's still on the front page in the State of the Union thread. Read it. Sam put a different perspective on it than I heard before.
Moderate? The man worked for Jerry Brown for God's sake and, if I recall correctly, felt like he belonged in the Kucinich camp more than anywhere else....
I think Batman would be the first to admit he's not moderate, but compared to glynch, well maybe he is.
I know how you feel Batman. I've been in SE Asia for the past two and half weeks and was without Internet access for the last four days. Missed the Superbowl, State of the Union, saw limited coverage the Iraq election, don't know how the Rockets are doing and am suffering Simpsons withdrawl. Of course spending several days in places with tropical weather, white sand beaches, clear blue water, beautiful scenery, great food and lots of beautiful women help go a long way to alleviating any longing.