Lurker and Little Hawk, y'all might want to start a thread about George W. Bush vs George III. There seem to be a lot of Brits on this forum, and I'd be interested to hear what they have to say about the Moron who lost America. Didn't George III lose America before he lost his mind? I always suspected they just poisoned him so they could blame their military incompetence on 'forces beyond their control'. But then I see the Morons in the Windsor family and have to reconsider. Aren't they the same insane bloodline?

But then there's OUR George, and he's certainly a study in contradictions. Crazy or stupid? Who knows. But he DOES seem to have power (though I'd like to think someone with some sense will do another 'pretzel' on him if he ever reaches for the nukes). So that might be an interesting thread.

I think I should start one on our hi-tech tyranny. That's where we're headed...a world of surveillance and monitoring beyond even the wildest paranoid dream...and people don't even seem aware of it.

BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, PEOPLE, WAL-MART HAS SAID HALF THE ITEMS IT SELLS WILL HAVE TRACKING CHIPS IN THEM. SEWN INTO HEMS, MELTED INTO PLASTIC BOTTLES, ETC. 3 CENT CHIPS MADE HERE, SHIPPED TO CHINA TO BE ADDED TO ITEMS, THEN TRACKED FROM THE FACTORY TO YOUR STORE SHELF. IN A YEAR'S TIME YOU WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF ITEMS IN YOUR HOUSE WITH CHIPS IN THEM...AND THE 'COP ON THE BEAT' WILL BE ABLE TO COME TO YOUR DOOR WITH A SCANNER AND MAKE SURE ALL YOUR BELONGINGS ARE 'REGISTERED' TO YOU.