"Who Are You?" The Uselectionatlas.org Survey!

[Michael Z]

Just a little survey so we can all get to know each other. You don't have to answer all the questions, just have some fun.

1. What's your name?
2. Where do you live?
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
6. How did you get interested in politics?
7. How did you discover this forum?
8. What do you like most about it?
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
10. What's your favourite movie?
11. What's your favourite song?
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?

[© tweed]

1. Dave
2. Melville, NY
3. Democrat
4. FDR
5. Myself
6. Don't remember
7. google
8. The forum
9. Football, Golf
10. Jerry Maguire
11. I don't think I can limit it to one song, but the Beatles are my favorite band.
12. No.

[CHRISTOPHER MICHAE]

Just a little survey so we can all get to know each other. You don't have to answer all the questions, just have some fun.

1. What's your name?
2. Where do you live?
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?
6. How did you get interested in politics?
7. How did you discover this forum?
8. What do you like most about it?
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
10. What's your favourite movie?
11. What's your favourite song?
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?

My name is Michael Ray Maki/I live ver near Marquette, MI/My Political Affiliation is Democrat-Conservative DEM/My Favorite President of MY lifetime is President William Jefferson Clinton/International Leader of ALL time is John Paul II/I have been interested in politics since the age of 4-President Nixon's Resignation speech opened my eyes and heart and mind to politics/I discovered this forum through my best friend/We can post what we want to, as long as it's given some thought/My other interests apart from politcs? I am a Christian, I LOVE being with my Best Friend, Eric, and hangin' with him/ I enjoy mystery movies, shows, I like to go shoppijng, eating out, going to casinos once in awhile/My favorite movie(s)? Casablanca and Titanic are twoof them/My Favorite song is "What Now My Love", as sung by Elvis Presley, it's also reminiscent of my personal life, in more ways than one/Sijngle and looking...

[migrendel]

My survey, which may clear up any murky areas of my life.
1. Michael
2. Cambridge, MA. But I do spend a few months a year in Europe.
3. A socialist, currently aligned with the Democratic party.
4. I've always admired Woodrow Wilson.
5. Huge fan of Francois Mitterand, Willy Brandt, Clement Attlee, Olof Palme, and Pierre Trudeau.
6. I've been interested since I was about 11. I've just been enthralled with the ship of state ever since.
7. Can't remember.
8. The discussions are often supremely interesting.
9. I of course have my literary interests and my sociology work. But I have an interest in animal husbrandy (oddly enough) and of course, finding my match. For someone who hasn't found one yet, I certainly do my share of comparison shopping.
10. I love Ingmar Bergman, especially Wild Strawberries and Fanny and Alexander. But the list could go on. I enjoy anything Bunuel, like Belle du Jour, and I also have my favorite American movie, Rosemary's Baby.
11. I have my favorites from the grand opera, like O Mio Babbino Caro, Un Bel Di, Vissi d'Arte, and Viens Malika. Then there's always Send in the Clowns.
12. That's about it.

[Demrepdan]

1. Dan
2. Champaign, Illinois
3. Democratic-Republican (well...Democrat)
4. A tie. Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. William J. Clinton
6. Been interested in politics since 1996. Became heavily interested in 2000. Big fan of U.S. History, and became very fascinated with how politics have gone over the years.
7. After the 2000 election I searched the web for detailed results of not only the 2000 election but all past U.S. Presidential elections. I was very disappointed not to find any sites, and then was OVERJOYED when I found this website. Although, I have visited this website at least once or twice a month since 2000, I didn't really pay attention to the forum Therefore, I didn't become a member until there was the NEW forum just this year.
8. The statistics, and now that I'm a frequent visitor and poster at the forums...then I'd have to say the FORUMS
9. History, movies, video games (yes I'm a dork), reading (occasionally) and traveling (been to over 15 countries, 5 continents, and 45 States.)
10. Dan's Top 5 movies: It's a Wonderful Life, Citzen Kane, The Godfather, Gone With the Wind, and Casablanca. I also like the Star Wars films, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy and much, much more. I have a list of all my favorite movies. If anyone cares to see (and I doubt it) let me know lol
11. George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Richard Wagner's Overture to the Tannhäuser
12. Who are you, John Ashcroft?

[Gustaf]

1. Gustaf (Gus might be the appropriate English shortform).
2. Sweden, I doubt more precise information is meaningful...
3. In Sweden, moderate (which means conservative, which means European liberal), in the UK tory or New Labour, in the US Democrat (most of the time!)
4. Hard, Jefferson.
5.  Winston Churchill
6. I just did...
7. I surfed the net looking for info on the EC.
8. The insights you get and those who succeed at being non-partisan.
9. History, reading, learning things.
10. Way too many to write down.
11. A lot, but mostly from the 60s.
12. I have never actually been to the US...

[Michael Z]

1. Michael Zeigermann
2. London, England
3. Centre-left (US: Democrat, UK: Labour or Lib Dem).
4. Franklin D Roosevelt
5. Willy Brandt
6. Political events in Europe during the late 1980s: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of communism. Also, the release of Nelson Mandela.
7. Google.
8. The generally good-natured, well-mannered and interesting discussions we have. It's very rare that a politics forum is as civilised as this.
9. Football (soccer), films, music, good food, travel, East-Asian culture (especially Japan).
10. Blade Runner, 2001, Seven Samurai, Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
11. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes. I also like most 60s music.
12. I lived in Chicago for roughly half a year (great city!). I've also lived in Germany and Holland. Oh yeah, and I'm an avid Arsenal supporter. GO GOONERS!

12. Who are you, John Ashcroft?

Dang, they're onto me.

[© tweed]

1. I'm usually called Al
2. North of the Severn-Wash line
3. U.S: Dem, U.K: Co-op(member), Labour(supporter). Favourable to some Liberals.
4. FDR
5. Atlee
6. God knows...
7. I like maps
8. Arguing with people who can't hit me
9. Reading, History, Maps, Drawing, Arguing, Law
10. Lord of the Rings
11. pass
12. I'm a fanatical Sunderland supporter(sad isn't it?)

Sunderland is a soccer "football" team right.  Why is that sad?  Are they that bad?

I got a Manchester United hat when I was in Enlgand.  Go MU!

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

1. Don Johnson
2. Memphis, TN
3. Republican
4. Thomas Jefferson
5. Winston Churchill, Konrad Adenauer, John Diefenbaker
6. started listening to Rush Limbaugh at age 9
7. Discovered the uselectionatlas site, stumbled on to the wrong link
8. It gives me something to do other than having a life.
9. Geography, Transportation, Broadcasting
10. Hackers
11. varies from week to week

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Sunderland is a soccer "football" team right.  Why is that sad?  Are they that bad?

I got a Manchester United hat when I was in Enlgand.  Go MU!

We got relagated last season and almost set up a record for most defeats in a row...
We're doing better now, but then we are stuck in the 1st Divison now...

[© tweed]

Does sunderland have a website?

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

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WHY?

[Gustaf]

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WHY?

I am supposing that you mean why I would vote for the dem nominee, and the answer would then be two main reasons which contradict each other (the reason for the consistency quote).

1. I am genuinely worried about parts of the christian right and the neo-conservatives. I am not confident they have the common sense to see when to back off and when to keep away from the big button. To me some of these people come off as fanatics and they are running the risk of alienating the entire world.

2. I don't trust GWB. I know this will get his supporters here come down on me, so please don't kill me. He doesn't strike me as genuine, there is just too much money and connections everywhere. He is saying very much the same things as Tony Blair, but Blair conveys an image of actually believing in it. I am aware that this could be really unfair and a lot of things point at it being an unfair judgement, but then again it all comes down to gut feeling.

3. And, yeah, also he let down free trade which was the main reason for my favoring him in the last election.    

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

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A)  Christian Right and Neo-conservatives are two VERY different things so its not like they are working together for eeevil or anything.  Most full-Christian righters are angry with the Bush administration for its tacit support of gay rights and many populists don't like the Iraq war.  Most neocons think that the christian right just gets in the way too much

B) The vast majority of the Republican party is comprised of moderates, moderate-conservatives, and 'normal' conservatives and libertarians.  We aren't as whacko as the European media would have you believe.  Ok some of us are, but most of us arent

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So you'd trust Howard Dean?  I guess that is more of a personal decision as to whether you trust someone or not.  But I will tell you that from my perspective the #1 reason to vote for President Bush is because I DO trust him.  I trust that he does what he does because of his faith and conviction.  Both parties have leaders who have business connections and many of these are suspect (don't get me started on Linda Daschle!) so you shouldn't single out Bush.

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So you'd prefer a candidate like Howard Dean who is 100% opposed to free trade???

Dude, you aren't a socialist, get a blue icon

[Gustaf]

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A)  Christian Right and Neo-conservatives are two VERY different things so its not like they are working together for eeevil or anything.  Most full-Christian righters are angry with the Bush administration for its tacit support of gay rights and many populists don't like the Iraq war.  Most neocons think that the christian right just gets in the way too much

B) The vast majority of the Republican party is comprised of moderates, moderate-conservatives, and 'normal' conservatives and libertarians.  We aren't as whacko as the European media would have you believe.  Ok some of us are, but most of us arent

My point wasn't that neo-conservatives and the christian right are the same thing and I know that not all republicans are whackos! I just don't trust a lot of the people around Bush to say "Hey, wait a minute we can't do this". I got the feeling that they wouldn't stop at anything. The intrusions of the state into individuals personal freedoms like those prisoners on Cuba..., I just don't like it.    

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So you'd trust Howard Dean?  I guess that is more of a personal decision as to whether you trust someone or not.  But I will tell you that from my perspective the #1 reason to vote for President Bush is because I DO trust him.  I trust that he does what he does because of his faith and conviction.  Both parties have leaders who have business connections and many of these are suspect (don't get me started on Linda Daschle!) so you shouldn't single out Bush.

Well, maybe so. It just seems more pronounced in Bush, but as I said is not really logical I just feel a strong inclination against him, that's all.

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So you'd prefer a candidate like Howard Dean who is 100% opposed to free trade???

I agree Dean would be a bit of a mothful, and Iäm not sure I would have the moral strength to vote for him (then again I'm not allowed to vote, so...).

Dude, you aren't a socialist, get a blue icon

You're right I'm not a socialist! If I can handle the embarassement I might well change my mind...

Well, there is another thing though! I believe it's important with changes in power. The GOP is becoming a little too dominant and that isn't healthy.  

[Gustaf]

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A)  Christian Right and Neo-conservatives are two VERY different things so its not like they are working together for eeevil or anything.  Most full-Christian righters are angry with the Bush administration for its tacit support of gay rights and many populists don't like the Iraq war.  Most neocons think that the christian right just gets in the way too much

B) The vast majority of the Republican party is comprised of moderates, moderate-conservatives, and 'normal' conservatives and libertarians.  We aren't as whacko as the European media would have you believe.  Ok some of us are, but most of us arent

My point wasn't that neo-conservatives and the christian right are the same thing and I know that not all republicans are whackos! I just don't trust a lot of the people around Bush to say "Hey, wait a minute we can't do this". I got the feeling that they wouldn't stop at anything. The intrusions of the state into individuals personal freedoms like those prisoners on Cuba..., I just don't like it.    

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So you'd trust Howard Dean?  I guess that is more of a personal decision as to whether you trust someone or not.  But I will tell you that from my perspective the #1 reason to vote for President Bush is because I DO trust him.  I trust that he does what he does because of his faith and conviction.  Both parties have leaders who have business connections and many of these are suspect (don't get me started on Linda Daschle!) so you shouldn't single out Bush.

Well, maybe so. It just seems more pronounced in Bush, but as I said is not really logical I just feel a strong inclination against him, that's all.

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So you'd prefer a candidate like Howard Dean who is 100% opposed to free trade???

I agree Dean would be a bit of a mothful, and Iäm not sure I would have the moral strength to vote for him (then again I'm not allowed to vote, so...).

Dude, you aren't a socialist, get a blue icon

You're right I'm not a socialist! If I can handle the embarassement I might well change my mind...

Well, there is another thing though! I believe it's important with changes in power. The GOP is becoming a little too dominant and that isn't healthy.  

Well, this didn't come out right. I accidentally put parts of my response within the qoute barriers:). I think you will recognize your own post so I won't bother. I'm sorry though.

[zorkpolitics]

1. What's your name?  Doug
2. Where do you live? NJ
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?  Currently Rep
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Washington:  his keen awarness of precident established the role of the President that all others followed until FDR greatly expanded the executive branch
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?  Churchill
6. How did you get interested in politics?  Organized Anti-war Discussions (Vietnam) in HS 1970, ran a voter registration drive for 18-21 yr olds in 1972 after the 26th amendment passed, was a local McGovern delegate to the CT convention in 1972
7. How did you discover this forum?  Yahoo search for info on past elections
8. What do you like most about it?
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
10. What's your favourite movie?  When Peggy Sue got married
11. What's your favourite song?  The long and winding road
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
As a Democratic activist, turned independentt, turned Republican, I see the logic in the saying (for which I lack the exact quote):
If you're not a Democrat in youth, you have no heart, if you're not a Republican later, you have no brain.
I retain a desire to run for Congress some day

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

TOO DOMINANT??? AIEEE!!!  We endure 140 years of Democrats controlling EVERYTHING and now that we are catching up and control the majority of legislatures, governorships, congress, and the Presidency (all of which the Dems had before 1994) you are saying that we are too dominant!  *has a heartattack*  ARRRGH! Let us catch our breaths for a moment then we will talk about dominance! EEEEE!

Here in Tennessee, we and our dominant selves are desperately trying to oust a corrupt Democrat regime in our state house and senate that has been in place since.... well... since forever.  I don't even think we had GOP control of the legislature during reconstruction! Democrats fought our attempts to open up and reform the legislature along with having recorded votes in committee meetings.  We'll get 'em eventually, but it may take a few more years.

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A)  Christian Right and Neo-conservatives are two VERY different things so its not like they are working together for eeevil or anything.  Most full-Christian righters are angry with the Bush administration for its tacit support of gay rights and many populists don't like the Iraq war.  Most neocons think that the christian right just gets in the way too much

B) The vast majority of the Republican party is comprised of moderates, moderate-conservatives, and 'normal' conservatives and libertarians.  We aren't as whacko as the European media would have you believe.  Ok some of us are, but most of us arent

My point wasn't that neo-conservatives and the christian right are the same thing and I know that not all republicans are whackos! I just don't trust a lot of the people around Bush to say "Hey, wait a minute we can't do this". I got the feeling that they wouldn't stop at anything. The intrusions of the state into individuals personal freedoms like those prisoners on Cuba..., I just don't like it.    

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So you'd trust Howard Dean?  I guess that is more of a personal decision as to whether you trust someone or not.  But I will tell you that from my perspective the #1 reason to vote for President Bush is because I DO trust him.  I trust that he does what he does because of his faith and conviction.  Both parties have leaders who have business connections and many of these are suspect (don't get me started on Linda Daschle!) so you shouldn't single out Bush.

Well, maybe so. It just seems more pronounced in Bush, but as I said is not really logical I just feel a strong inclination against him, that's all.

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So you'd prefer a candidate like Howard Dean who is 100% opposed to free trade???

I agree Dean would be a bit of a mothful, and Iäm not sure I would have the moral strength to vote for him (then again I'm not allowed to vote, so...).

Dude, you aren't a socialist, get a blue icon

You're right I'm not a socialist! If I can handle the embarassement I might well change my mind...

Well, there is another thing though! I believe it's important with changes in power. The GOP is becoming a little too dominant and that isn't healthy.  

[CHRISTOPHER MICHAE]

1. What's your name?  Doug
2. Where do you live? NJ
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?  Currently Rep
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Washington:  his keen awarness of precident established the role of the President that all others followed until FDR greatly expanded the executive branch
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?  Churchill
6. How did you get interested in politics?  Organized Anti-war Discussions (Vietnam) in HS 1970, ran a voter registration drive for 18-21 yr olds in 1972 after the 26th amendment passed, was a local McGovern delegate to the CT convention in 1972
7. How did you discover this forum?  Yahoo search for info on past elections
8. What do you like most about it?
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
10. What's your favourite movie?  When Peggy Sue got married
11. What's your favourite song?  The long and winding road
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
As a Democratic activist, turned independentt, turned Republican, I see the logic in the saying (for which I lack the exact quote):
If you're not a Democrat in youth, you have no heart, if you're not a Republican later, you have no brain.
I retain a desire to run for Congress some day

COOL. So, your dream is to run for Congress. Mine is more than a dream, I already believe I have received what I have asked for in prayer, that's the Presidency of the United States of America, AS a Conservative Democrat.

[Gustaf]

TOO DOMINANT??? AIEEE!!!  We endure 140 years of Democrats controlling EVERYTHING and now that we are catching up and control the majority of legislatures, governorships, congress, and the Presidency (all of which the Dems had before 1994) you are saying that we are too dominant!  *has a heartattack*  ARRRGH! Let us catch our breaths for a moment then we will talk about dominance! EEEEE!

Here in Tennessee, we and our dominant selves are desperately trying to oust a corrupt Democrat regime in our state house and senate that has been in place since.... well... since forever.  I don't even think we had GOP control of the legislature during reconstruction! Democrats fought our attempts to open up and reform the legislature along with having recorded votes in committee meetings.  We'll get 'em eventually, but it may take a few more years.

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A)  Christian Right and Neo-conservatives are two VERY different things so its not like they are working together for eeevil or anything.  Most full-Christian righters are angry with the Bush administration for its tacit support of gay rights and many populists don't like the Iraq war.  Most neocons think that the christian right just gets in the way too much

B) The vast majority of the Republican party is comprised of moderates, moderate-conservatives, and 'normal' conservatives and libertarians.  We aren't as whacko as the European media would have you believe.  Ok some of us are, but most of us arent

My point wasn't that neo-conservatives and the christian right are the same thing and I know that not all republicans are whackos! I just don't trust a lot of the people around Bush to say "Hey, wait a minute we can't do this". I got the feeling that they wouldn't stop at anything. The intrusions of the state into individuals personal freedoms like those prisoners on Cuba..., I just don't like it.    

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So you'd trust Howard Dean?  I guess that is more of a personal decision as to whether you trust someone or not.  But I will tell you that from my perspective the #1 reason to vote for President Bush is because I DO trust him.  I trust that he does what he does because of his faith and conviction.  Both parties have leaders who have business connections and many of these are suspect (don't get me started on Linda Daschle!) so you shouldn't single out Bush.

Well, maybe so. It just seems more pronounced in Bush, but as I said is not really logical I just feel a strong inclination against him, that's all.

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So you'd prefer a candidate like Howard Dean who is 100% opposed to free trade???

I agree Dean would be a bit of a mothful, and Iäm not sure I would have the moral strength to vote for him (then again I'm not allowed to vote, so...).

Dude, you aren't a socialist, get a blue icon

You're right I'm not a socialist! If I can handle the embarassement I might well change my mind...

Well, there is another thing though! I believe it's important with changes in power. The GOP is becoming a little too dominant and that isn't healthy.  

Well, OK, so maybe they have been dominant, but right now things are looking pretty good right? The democrats have been doing badly in presidential elections ever since Eisenhower got in and now they are losing control of congress, there's not much left.

But I don't want to give you a heartattack so I'll backoff and not press the issue...

[dazzleman]

1. What's your name?  Doug
2. Where do you live? NJ
3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?  Currently Rep
4. Who's your favourite President of all-time? Washington:  his keen awarness of precident established the role of the President that all others followed until FDR greatly expanded the executive branch
5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?  Churchill
6. How did you get interested in politics?  Organized Anti-war Discussions (Vietnam) in HS 1970, ran a voter registration drive for 18-21 yr olds in 1972 after the 26th amendment passed, was a local McGovern delegate to the CT convention in 1972
7. How did you discover this forum?  Yahoo search for info on past elections
8. What do you like most about it?
9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?
10. What's your favourite movie?  When Peggy Sue got married
11. What's your favourite song?  The long and winding road
12. Anything else you'd like to mention?
As a Democratic activist, turned independentt, turned Republican, I see the logic in the saying (for which I lack the exact quote):
If you're not a Democrat in youth, you have no heart, if you're not a Republican later, you have no brain.
I retain a desire to run for Congress some day

Zork, with your liberal background, it would be interesting to hear how you came to be a Republican.  I grew up in the post-Vietnam era, and have always had conservative instincts, so I have not actually changed my politics much as I've gotten older.  It would be interesting to hear from somebody who has.

[dazzleman]

1. What's your name?  Dave

2. Where do you live?  Connecticut

3. What's your political affiliation (Rep, Dem, Ind)?  Republican -- I vote almost entirely for the Republican nominees except on the local level.

4. Who's your favourite President of all-time?  I have a few -- Lincoln, F. D. Roosevelt, Truman, Reagan.

5. Who's your favourite international leader of all-time?  Winston Churchill / Margaret Thatcher

6. How did you get interested in politics?  I recognized at a young age that the quality of our political leadership could greatly affect the quality of my life.  I had relatives who were involved in local politics, but that didn't play a big favor since local politics is the area where my interest is lower.  It just gets too personal, and you never know who if somebody is personally involved in an issue or with a candidate, so I stay away from local politics.

7. How did you discover this forum?  A search for presidential election results.

8. What do you like most about it?  The ability to discuss issues with people who are polite and civil, and respect the opinions of others.  That is unusual for a political forum.

9. What are your other interests, apart from politics?  Cars, sports, finance, architecture

10. What's your favourite movie?  I have a few -- Caddyshack is up there, so is Fast Times at Ridgemont High.  Even as an adult, I still like crude adolescent male humor best.

11. What's your favourite song?  I have a few of those.  Stairway to Heaven is up there, a real classic.  Sultans of Swing, by Dire Straits, is a favorite of mine.

12. Anything else you'd like to mention?  Not that I can think of.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

www.safc.com

[© tweed]

Isn't it "Show me a man who isn't a liberal at 20 and Iw ill show you a man without a heart, show me a man who isn't a conservative at 40 and I will show you a man without a brain?

I have a few more years to salvage my brain, and I don't see it happening.

[Wakie]

1. Randy
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Dem
4. FDR (Lincoln is a close 2nd)
5. Gandhi
6. Got interested in politics because my grandfather was an alderman in Pittsburgh.  Interest grew in the 90's as I became disillusioned with the dirty pool of the political system.
7. Randomly from yahoo while looking for some election data.
8. For the most part people on here maintain a pleasant tone while debating issues.
9. Too numerous to list.  Here are 3 of them: skiing, chess, and opera.
10. Casablanca
11. 32 Flavors by Ani DiFranco (this changes daily)
12. Nope, thanks for asking.