[Urbane Guerrilla]

But still, there's me telling Ibbie where to go and on occasion where to insert it when he gets there.

In my rather lengthy experience, there's nothing to choose authoritarianismwise between the Republicans -- who have the virtue of more sensible foreign policy -- and the Democrats -- who have traded socialism for virtues of any sort. For just one example, take Clinton's authoritarianism with beating Smith & Wesson over the head with government-mandated gun "fingerprinting" requirements, and Bush's total absence of any such attempting to suppress the gun industry without saying so.

Not being socialists, the Republicans tend to think nearer the Libertarians on economic matters. Naturally enough, I prefer this to the Democrat's penchant for Socialism, which if implemented will be hugely authoritarian as well as a gigantic failure.

No, Ibbie, your post tells me you've been played, and thoroughly. By people older than you.