I have noticed the forum slowing down, so I just ran some optimization routines, and deleted about 2,000 old posts. If that doesn't help, let me know and I'll delete some more posts; bandwidth and storage space does not appear to be an issue.
Also, regarding political commentary, I'm happy to hear your thoughts as they apply to our investments. If you just want to rant about the stupidity of our leaders, I've started a new site for that purpose, where you can read my rants (I think they are stupid too):
http://john-galt.ca/I've also put a forum there for your rants (it has nothing in it yet, and I haven't made it known to the world, so for know it's just our little secret). Have fun with it. The forum is here:
http://john-galt.ca/forum/ (I'll make it look pretty at some point).
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