Club Orlov

Many of you stalwart loyal chicklets will recognize Dmitri Orlov's name from numerous posts in the past. However, I've just placed his blog on the right hand navigation bar, replacing Ran Prieur who had died and gone into politics; pretty much the same thing. However, to ease the transition, here is a quote from a recent Club Orlov blog entry:

"All of this playing at politics is completely unnecessary. Democracy is for those capable of self-governance. Americans are not interested in governing themselves, but in watching television, and the political spectacle does not make for particularly compelling television viewing. To make it more interesting, I would like to propose a process of political reform which I call "Two-Step to Empire." Step 1: McCain chooses Cheney as his running mate and, come November, Diebold comes up with some numbers to show that they have won; Step 2: Cheney renames "Office of the Vice President" to "Office of the Emperor" while McCain gratefully fades from view, his mission completed." - read more here.