I apologize that I wasn't properly logged in, that GUEST remark above about Halifax and Goliath was robomatic.

I believe another thread with 'Mideast' in the title is developing, so that part of the content of this thread is migrating over there, methinks.

More on Halifax. I love Canada, I love Nova Scotia. I was late for the tour with that period costumed dude. He was remarking that there were almost ten Canadians and only 1 American in the crowd. As I came up I remarked "I'm your second American. We're even, now!" And it's part of why I love Canadians that they smiled, for they all damn well they'd try something like that in reverse next time they visited us.

I've been listening to Maureen Dowd discuss her book: "Bushworld". It's not exactly on topic, since I don't think she's a Conservative. But it might be instructive to read Pat Buchanon's book and Maureens. I just have a lot of trouble buying hard cover books that are topical. In my opinion, topical should be paperback, Hard Cover is for the ages.