Well, if it was irony, it's a really good joke. I know I laughed well anyway. The serious replies were best, though. Not that it's not true or anything - it really is good old american pragmatism vs. gut- feeling out there. And it's good to see that at least someone seems concerned about it. But it seems that very few people actually can switch sides. As if nothing but hubris is good enough. Anything less, and we don't want to hear it.