Aw, JimmyT I was making jest too...

I can't think of any American I have met on Mudcat (or teh relative few I have met in real life) who is really as dumb as many US politicans seem to act - but then few Aussies are truly as dumb as our politicans seem to act...

Once parts of the US electorate start to submerge the US politicians will be the most vocal no doubt...

Not really jesting too hard though about my previous comments about excising parts of the USA - Australia is also trying to excise parts for various reasons - wait till the US prisons get excised from Court action, then get fully privatised.... then you can send me the cheque for our bet on whether it will happen... ;-O

Robin