If only ... sigh. I was there last year. Great event, you're gonna love it. I hope to be there next year. We'll see.

Peter

Scott,

I agree with you 100%.  I think that the current state of U.S. politics is representative of the impatients, entitlement, and lack of personal responsibility that is pervading America.  I think that hard work, great ideas, and personal responsibilty should be rewarded. This is what keeps the American dream going.  Many people remember the dotcom boom during the late 1990's.  Many of those entrepreneurs were from outside the U.S. (many were from Europe) and they came here because America was a place where entrepreneurs were incented to persue their ideas.  Their successes were not heavily taxed as they would have been in their home countries.  The technological innovation that resulted from this period has given us much of the technology that we make our livelyhoods from today.  Many Americans take this for granted, because MTV and Oprah haven't properly explained the facts to their audiences.  It's just a shame that we rely on pop culture to inform our electorate in this country.

Like Scott, I am going to watch the elections tonight, probably get some work done before I go to bed.  Then I will be back working hard employing others, saving for my baby that's on the way, and then back at it again the next day.

Great thread guys!

Peter, out of curiosity, how much is the PM able to accomplish in that year?  If he or she is not permitted a second year I would imagine they would be able to get a lot done.  I think a big problem the US has is all polititians spend their first term trying to get elected for a second term.  This means they kind of sit on the fense on issues so as not to offend their constituents or potential constituents.