Sorry, thought I was talking economics.
But if you want to switch horses, we can talk about which party actually runs the District of Columbia and who set up the current policy.
Or did you think this was something Bush promoted?
We could also go into what the DC gun laws are like, and how well they work, which is the reason for the checkpoints.
Or, if we're now talking politics in Venezuela, we could go into Chavez's attempts to become President for Life, and the recent surveillance controversies.
For that matter, we could go to where the Telegraph is printed and talk about British surveillance issues.