***Wink***Wink*** Hi, I'm Politiko. I'm here simply as a political observer to chime in with the likes of Messrs. Gatemouth, Hackshaw, Yoda, Enwhyseawonk, Gumbs and Littlefield (where, by the way, are the women? Ms. Markowitz seldom posts and might not really be female)

My Mama tried to raise me to a be a proper gentleman and she succeeded for the most part (you'll hear no swearing from me). But the "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything" part never sunk in. I plan on providing some constructive criticism for the Powers-That-Be and the Wanna-Be-Powers-That-Be, and, heck, maybe I'll even throw in some praise once in a while. But whatever you do, please don't take me too seriously, I'm often winking. ;-)