Folks, I want to extend a warm welcome to our new co-conspirator in justice, Saruman, who has beaten me to the punch and blogged his first entry below. Mr. S is a good friend of mine and was sharing his writing skills with the world over at Media Whores Online. Was it under the same name? I can't say. Much like Dr. Who regenerating, he's now in a different body, but the same chap underneath.
I will also say that the S-Man knows his stuff and will surely put me to shame in his analysis. Onward! We have nothing to lose but democracy itself!