Well, GUEST,Joe, you have a point, and you certainly make an attractive case.

My great-grandfather came to the Pacific Northwest from Orkney with the Hudson's Bay Company in the 1850s. I've always wanted to see the British Isles in general, and my wife gets positively misty-eyed at the idea. I get the impression from occasional travel programs on TV that there are pubs all over Ireland where you can get together with other musicians and play 'til your fingers drop off.

Am I depressed or angry about the outcome of the election? No. Just kind of weary. I feel that this country is headed in a dangerous direction. Corporation control, dismantling of social programs, imperial ambitions, alienation from the rest of the world. . . .   After the past four years of obvious lies and deception, how half of the country can keep this administration in office is beyond me. I wish someone could explain to me just what the hell they mean by "traditional moral values." Invading people's bedrooms and telling them what they can and cannot do?

Actually, my tendency is to blame the Democratic Party for not giving the electorate a clear and consistent alternative.

Emigrate? I'm thinking about it.

Don Firth