Man, nobody is having a good week around here. And yes, Vision, I agree completely - a good sipping whiskey does things for one's perspective that would otherwise seem suspect in a mixed crowd. I prefer to think it lifts the veil of existential distortion and allows the mind's eye for focus on the issues at hand with crystal clarity.
"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920