Wow, listening from this side of the pond, I keep forgetting how we are separated by a common language. (Not to mention technology, I filled up my hire car with fuel in California earlier this year and the machine wouldn't accept my payment until I gave it my zip code. We don't have zip codes and the UK post code just didn't work.)

Sorry,

Talking about Obama and socialists.

We have socialists too. They mean something different here though. Here, it means politician (or anybody expressing a political view I guess) who who thinks society needs an even break, not just big business.

I take it socialist means something else in USA, as it appears to be a dirty word. A bit like the dirty words the rest of the world is using because of sub prime in the states leading to us all catching a cold. if only socialists were in charge eh?