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Damien, i like your edit a lot, thanks.

Rolling up his sleaves is a good idea...i'll try that out.  it's supposed to be winter outside and cold inside, which is why i wanted long sleaves, but he'd look tough with sleaves rolled up.

And did someone just accuse me of TOO MUCH saturation?  That's never happened before.  I'm not sure how to react.

Ok, here's a new edit using Damien's changes, and rolling up the sleeves:




I think he's much scarier!  Thanks everyone.

I've played around with the eyebrows like \ / but he ends up looking like vulcan.  There's only 3 pixels to work with and i haven't found a good combination.  If you can come up with something good, I'd appreciate it!

Good point, I extended his arms a bit and moved them forward.  Also highlighted his brow, hopefully that makes him a look a little more menacing.

Way to go Snake!

I've been waiting for The Legend of Leitor's Edge for years.  Get to work!

This is supposed to be a mean guy, but I don't think he looks mean enough. Also, are his pants too straight?  He's supposed to be a rough, working class kinda guy.

Any suggestions?  Any other c&c would be appreciated.

My fear is that the Democrats will fall into the same trap as the Republicans, thinking there will be point in which Iraq "stabilizes" and it will be possible to pull out troops without causing a civil war.  The damage is done, and no matter how many troops you pour into that country, it's not going to stabilize until we're gone. 

Bush started this war, but it will unfortunately be up to someone else to pull out the troops.  I just hope the democrats have the will power to do the right thing, or for the time being, pressure Bush to do the right thing. 

I'll take that bet!

Acting like a crybaby?  That's just great.  Are you fifteen?  I'm done talking to you.  You haven't even read my posts, and I'm tired of repeating myself. 

Snarky, I think you sum up Hillary's situation quite well. 

I'm not sure that it's a good idea for Gore to run again, but he's definitely impressed me these past couple years with his movie and speaking campaigns.  But the democrats need a fresh face. 

Obama is in a tricky situation.  He's really hot right now, and it's hard to tell if that will last.  If he doesn't run in '08, either as a Presidential candidate or as a VP and a democrat gets elected, that could potentially be 8 or 16 years before there's an open ticket.  You know he's thinking about it.  Plus, the longer someone's a senator, the more bullshit votes they get involved with, the more they can be called a flip flopper, the more they say stupid things like "i voted for the war before I voted against it."

It's hard for senators to run for this reason, and probably one of the reasons a senator hasn't been elected in 46 years.

You tell me not to throw insults around before calling me a dickhead. Way to take the moral high ground!

It was meant to be a joke, you know, I take the moral high ground and tell you not to throw around insults, then i use one.  Ha ha.  Guess you didn't get it.

Oh, please. If you're going to say to me, "Notice Hillary didn't run for Senate in Arkansas" as one of your main points without actually checking if Arkansas had their seat open that year, hmm, yes, that constitutes idiocy.

Dude, Hillary could have run for senate in Arkansas in 2002, if you want to be so literal about it.  Bu I wasn't being literal.  I was simply making a point that it was probably no accident that she chose to run in a ridiculously liberal state as opposed to an extremely conservative one.  I could have easily said "you didn't see her running in Texas, did you?"  It doesn't matter if there's an open seat or not!  Even if you wanted to be literal about it, she could have waited around until 2006 and ran for Frist's open seat!  You're nit-picking.

So I'm not exactly sure what "facts" I've gotten wrong.  I was sharing my "opinions" and didn't intend to write a thesis for the adventure game development community.  If you want to call my "opinions" rhetoric, then go ahead.  But I'll keep sharing them.

And before you pull out your textbooks, yes, Arkansas elected a woman!  Blanche Lincoln is in fact a woman.  But she's also a centrist and from the state.  I don't think I ever said a woman had no chance of getting elected to office.  I'm pretty sure that all I said was that HILLARY had no chance of getting elected President, and a lot of that has to do with her being a woman.  And with the fact that people around here react to "strong-willed women" negatively, as we all witnessed during the Clinton administration.  People vilified Hillary for being outspoken, and doing more than hold tea parties.  Sure, there are a number of women being elected to public office, we're definitely making progress.  But I think that some people here have a lot of holdover resentment and anger towards Hillary, and it has to do with gender roles and misogyny.

I'm basing that opinion on my experiences talking to people in various parts of the country.  Not on polls.  I hope that's factual enough for you.

By the way, I think it's odd how you want to condemn my knowledge of US Politics just because I don't live here even though you didn't even know Arkansas didn't have an open seat in 2000.

No, I don't plan on condemning your knowledge of US politics just because you're not from here, but when you say things like:

Sure, there's some perception of "women leaders=uh oh", but I do think that times have changed to the point where enough states realise that maybe a woman in power isn't such a bad thing.

it's clear that you haven't driven around places like Arkansas, or Texas, or Iowa, or Missouri.  I mean, there are SOOOO many people who still think a woman's place is in the kitchen, and it's ok to slap a woman's ass, or that some liberal woman from chicago who tries to be President when her husbands the one who's elected is one serious f'in bitch!  People are not as enlightened as you might think from watching you tube.  or reading online polls.

But for the record, last time let's get this straight, I will make my opinion clear.  I think women in general have more of an up hill battle when running for office, especially in more rural "red state" areas.  I think lots of people, especially in rural "red state" areas, have very negative reactions towards Hillary, and those reactions have everything to do with her history as First lady and the fact that she was an independent, strong-willed woman.  For that reason, I don't think she'd fare well as a candidate for the Presidency.

Walk to the left of the security guard and up the hallway. 

DGMacphee, why are you being such a jerk?  There's no need to call me an idiot.  I was talking hypothetically, at least about Tennessee.  But you know what, you're right.  I should do my research before giving my opinions!  I'll go crack the books right now!  Thanks for teaching me this valuable lesson. 

Really. 

Thanks a lot.

But I should say that Harold Ford Jr. came from very far behind and ran a fantastic campaign.  I doubt Hillary would have fared as well, but hey, I guess if I actually did my research as you'd suggest I would in fact be able to gain multi-dimensional clairvoyance and decisively see all  possible electoral outcomes.

Claire McCaskill is a born and raised Missourian who's been a politician there for decades.  Just because MO voters barely elected a local democrat with high name recognition, doesn't mean they'd elect Hillary.  But again, I don't have the power to do research / see through time.

I like how you didn't answer my question.   Do you live in the states?  Have you seen any of the TV commercials that were on during the election?  I mean, turn on Meet the Press or This Week and you'd have seen all the right wing talking heads using Pelosi to scare up Republican voters.  I'm sure plenty of people saw through that kind of thing, but I think it's a clear indicator of how a women, specifically liberal women, can be vilified here.

For the record, I would love to see a female president but having traveled all over this country, especially in really rural areas, I can honestly say that I don't think it'll happen any time soon.  At least not Hillary, there's too much baggage there.  It could more likely be a conservative woman, like your Libby Dole.  But I hope I'm proven wrong!  That would be great. 

Also, I think Russ would be a great candidate.  I've thought about going to work his campaign if he ran.  I don't know that he'd have a chance to win, but I think he's got a pretty good shot.  He's principled and stands by his opinions.  That will get you far in this country.

But seriously, just relax.  We're just having a debate here, you don't need to throw around insults.  You dickhead.

Yes, I'm fully aware that people called her a carpetbagger in New York and that people got over it.  But that's because it's fucking New York.  If she had tried running, oh let's say in Tennessee, she'd have gotten her ass handed to her.  She's appreciated in one of the most liberal areas of the country.  Big whoop.

Other states she's lived in?  She's from Illinois, right?  Ok.  She's got Illinois locked up.  Another liberal stronghold.  Hooray.  Then you've got Arkansas.  Not exactly friendly territory.  They elected her slick southern husband, not her.  Notice she didn't run for Senate in Arkansas...she never would have won.

And people are not ok with Nancy Pelosi.  I don't know if you're American or not, and listen to American radio or TV, but during  the election Pelosi was held up as this SAN FRANCISCO LIBERAL!!!! image in order to create fear in teh conservative base.  There was quite a tinge of anti-feminism in the language used by the ads and media personalities. 

I think it really comes down to people's reaction to strong-willed women...they're viewed as "bitches" be it in the boardroom or workplace or the White House.  Hillary got lambasted during her husbands presidency for doing things and saying things that, if a man had said them, wouldn't have caused such a raucous.  Honestly it's reprehensible, but I think it's the real reason America won't elect a woman President any time soon.

Finally, I still think Edwards was a fine candidate, it's just that Kerry was a terrible.  Talk about how public speaking is critical---Kerry could not communicate a single cogent message to the American people.  He just would ramble on and on about miscellanea while referencing arcane policy info.  Bush used accessible language and repeatedly stressed clear ideas.  Cheney didn't have jack to do with Bush getting relected. 

Black Cauldron is also one of the first to involve alternative endings.  That was one of the first adventure games I ever played and I still love it.

I wrote to Al Lowe a while back and he was surprised that anyone would even still remember it.

The Black Cauldron...first game (i think) to use the stripped down, one click to interact key.  It's cursed / blessed us ever since.

A monkey who's just had his balls cut off...

Running mates really don't matter all that much IMHO, just look at Edwards and Kerry.  Edwards was a great VP choice, but he couldn't help save that sinking, pretentious ship.

Clinton is very popular in New York, specifically downstate.  That's great for New York, but it won't get you far elsewhere.  People outside of New York HATE New York.  Also, there's a really nasty streak of anti-feminist, anti-women-as-leaders resentment in the media and public at large that would make her candidacy problematic.

Furthermore, do we live in a Monarchy?  We shouldn't  elect the wife of a former President, just like we shouldn't have elected George Bush Jr, just like we shouldn't ever elect Jeb Bush. It's bad for democracy. 

Finally, Clinton has no charisma.  She's a terrible public speaker. 

With all that said, I think she should run.

Well, you can count all the black republicans in the country on one hand...maybe you're thinking about Michael Steele who just ran for senate in Maryland as a Republican?  I don't think he's ever been mentioned for the presidency but...

Then there's Alan Keyes who ran against Obama, i think he's run for president before...he's just a crazy man.

Honestly, i can't think of any other prominent black republicans.

That's a forgone conclusion.  It's a wide open race for candidates on both sides.  I think Hillary would be an awful choice.  Barak Obama might run, and while he'd be a great candidate, he's still a little green.  I expect John Edwards could come out on top as the Democratic candidate.

For the Republicans?  That's a good question.  George Allen was a candidate until he scuttled his reelection campaign with his own racism and idiocy.  Bill Frist was a candidate until he made a fool out of himself through the Terry shiavo mess and his "tears cause AIDS" BS.  At this point, I suspect some random Republican governor to try and get the nomination, but we'll just have to see.  I've heard that Rudy Guiliani and George Pataki might run...

I'm not so surprised, Lieberman has been doing well in the polls, and as someone from Connecticut...he's been around so long that there are so many people who probably voted "Lieberman" without thinking twice because he's "Lieberman".

These people probably didn't even know he's running as an Independent.

UPDATE: Burns conceded!  Senator John Tester it is!!!!!!  Also, Rumsfeld has resigned!!!!!!!!

Yes, i don't particularly like Webb, but he's considerably better than Allen and if it means Democratic control of the Senate...then well...

Also, it's disturbing that someone from Finland probably knows more about American electoral politics than 90% of Americans...