My point is that people are being asked to vote on their feeling of whether something will happen, which is like voting on whether the Yankees will win the pennant this year. It is exactly like those stupid phone in programs where people play coach -- "Of course if he's well, then they stand a good chance of doing well at first base." What is the point? It is symptomatic of the loss of citizenship: "What do you think the Emperor Augustus will do?" "Well, he was frowning this morning, so watch out."

yours, Peter T.