[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

By the way, speech is a closed-loop system. That's why many deaf people have "deaf accents", heavy on the lateral lisps and sort of gutteral yet whiny. Mary Matalin has a dose of that. It's amazing that Rush sounds so good with no hearing. What a pro.

My own speech took a huge leap within days of activation of my implant.

Gotta tell ya, I am simply elated at Rush's great news. Big grins here in LeftCoast-land.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Um, Mary Matalin... is she the deaf actress or, y'know, Serpenthead's wife? I meant the deaf actress.