>It's interesting that a census can give the GOP more seats:
>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Census-shows-slowing-US-apf-939635687.html?x=0&.v=2

Keep that good news coming ;-)

No surprise, really. This country has become steadily more conservative. No point in me railing about it or debating the merits. The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on....

That is one of my favorite quotations, written by Omar Khayyam (1048-1131)

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.

A fuller account of his life -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Khayy%C3%A1m. He was much broader than I realized.

BTW, I see the Wikipedia is appealing for donations. As often as many of us go there as a standard reference, it seems reasonable to kick in $10 or 20.