>>>>Ok, now that sounds interesting. I'll pick that one up for sure. Speaking of Dos Passos I assume you read the New Mexico Trilogy by John Nichols?
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>>>A long time ago when my politics were sympatico. <s> ( haven't really changed that much, just have developed hyper sensitivity to anything that wants to teach me a lesson )
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>>You and me both ;-)
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>Yeah, but the thresh hold on your shutoff valve must be set at a higher tolerance than mine. You can get through Obama speeches and Michael Moore movies <s>

It's no trick for me to get through Obama speeches. I enjoy them.

I also like Michael Moore. He goes too far sometimes but I wish we had a few more gadflies like him. There is an old saying that the proper role of a journalist is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.