Mike in Mystic asks:

You're a Democrat, aren't you, Charlie?


Actually, independent, with a slight--very slight--conservative tilt, which
does not mean I bend over and grab my ankles every time big business and its
political buddies cranks up another screwing for John Q.

Charlie Self

"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and
steady dedication of a lifetime. "
Adlai E. Stevenson