Palpatine in '08

[Occhidiangela]

First post, second post, 5,000th post makes no difference. Every post should get treated the same way.

No. I treat each post as it comes, some with derision, some with a laugh, some with a "hmmm" and some with "oh, Van wrote it, there is a joke in there somewhere."

My feelings in regard to this thread is that it is perfectly fine. The original post was "Just a little election day humor for the lounge.", but if you make a post about voting/elections even in humor then I don't think it is off topic for the thread to venture into more serious discussions about it.

I second your notion.

The lounge is a harsh place. People are supposed to lurk first and get a feel for how people post and respond before posting. So if a person posts and replies that are made make them feel recalcitrant then my feeling is that they didn't take enough time to prepare themselves. Anybody who reads the lounge should quickly get the understanding that no post is safe. Everything posted will get analyzed, discussed, and argued about.

And that's with rules, and decent moderators and admins.;)

As I said, I think the replies here are fine. In fact I hope they continue despite your protest. I am rather enjoying the thread.

It's mildly interesting, though Lochnar's remark on the hoopla over race versus demonstrated talent is well placed. On the bright side, the electee gets to demonstrate how fast of a learner he is, and if he like other presidents can grow into the hardest job in the world.

He will do well, badly, or somewhere in between.

Get some popcorn and soda, it'll be a hell of a show.

Occhi