Ah ... so here is a more-or-less reasonable political thread. I just joined MyBarackObama.com even though I'm a British Canadian living in Toronto. I can't give them money. That would be illegal, so for now I'm happily making use of their blogging space to talk about why Barack has the makings of a great leader - and to lecture on the importance of voting.

Btw, am I right in thinking that over the three years that I've been as good as gone from the Mudcat, there has been a serious rise in the British population hereabouts? That makes me feel right at home ....