[kodablah]

> I hope I can be convinced to be optimistic.

I'm kinda hoping my pessimism becomes justified. At that point, I can then only hope that an epiphany is reached and other approaches used without resorting to large sweeping legislation (which, among many other things could include more timid and actually enforced legislation at first). However, regardless of which side of the Atlantic I look on, it seems legislators only double down when their desired effect is not achieved. They only know one direction.