Still, it's worth cheering for the simple reason that they are trying to replace war, war, war with talk, talk, talk. The Beatles were back in the news, electronically resurrecting Saint John to sing a quite beastly rendition of castoff garbage songs. I can't quite figure whether they did this out of fame withdrawal symptoms or over Madonna-envy at the humongous sums brought in by current international superstars. I say, put the monster back to sleep and let us aging Beatle's fans remember them at their best. But, maybe not.
National sovereignty is still a powerful force and looks to remain so into the indefinite future.
I jeer that they didn't quite make it, cheer the certainty that the very next vote will carry the day. The Internet, especially the World Wide Web, began to take off like a rocket last year. In the short run, this has and will continue to lead to vast confusion and chaos. Hip, hip, hooray. The Zapatistas are acting up in Mexico.