thoroughly enjoy this site; it amazes me how little the posters know about usa for all that they obsess over it;
so, e.g. daily kos, while interesting, is read by almost no one; it is, in this country, somewhat laughable; as is the prospect of edwards being nominated and/or elected; he has only slightly higher odds than kucinich; i.e. none

as for exceptionalism, i thought it was an american affliction until i heard chirac's farewell; apparently there is a fully developped french version.

in any case, i love the site, and think you all should spend a year in some midwestern american town, which is where i live. it is a vastly different place than the america you imagine.