body {
	background:#909090;
	font-family:lucidia,verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
}

input, textarea {
	background-color:#999999;
}

blockquote {
	border-style:solid;
	border-width:1px;
	border-color:#202020;
	background:#d0d0d0;
	font-size:x-small;
	padding:8px;
}
	
a {
	font-weight:bold;
	/*color: #ffffff;*/
}
a:link, a:visited {
	text-decoration: underline;
}
a:hover, a:active {
	text-decoration: none;
}

#Politics {	
}
#Politics a,
#Politics a:link,
#Politics a:hover,
#Politics a:active {	
		color:#802020;
}
#Politics a:visited {
		color:#904040;
}
#Politics_color {
	background-color: #804040;
}


#Tech {	
}
#Tech a,
#Tech a:link,
#Tech a:hover,
#Tech a:active {	
		color:#208020;
}
#Tech a:visited {
		color:#409040;
}
#Tech_color {
	background-color: #408040;
}


#Misc {	
}
#Misc a,
#Misc a:link,
#Misc a:hover,
#Misc a:active {	
		color:#202080;
}
#Misc a:visited {
		color:#404090;
}
#Misc_color {
	background-color: #404080;
}

#Advertising {	
}
#Advertising a,
#Advertising a:link,
#Advertising a:hover,
#Advertising a:active {	
		color:#701070;
}
#Advertising a:visited {
		color:#803580;
}
#Advertising_color {
	background-color: #703570;
}



#side {
	color:#999; font-size:small
}

#side a, #side a:link, #side a:hover, #side a:active, .syndicate, .powered {
	color:#bbb; font-size:small;
}
#side a:visited {
	color:#888; font-size:small;
}

.description {
	color:#fff; 
	font-weight:bold; 
	font-size:small; 
	padding-right:5px;
	padding-bottom:2px;
	padding-top:2px;
}

.catlinks {
	background-color:#909090;
	font-weight:bold;
	padding-top:3px; 
	padding-bottom:3px; 
	margin-left:4px;
	margin-right:4px;
	margin-top:6px;
}

.catdescription {
	font-weight:bold;
}

.sidetitle {
	background-color:#909090;
	margin-left:20px;
	margin-right:20px;
	color: #333;
}

.date	{
	border-bottom:1px solid #333;
	margin-bottom:10px;
	font-weight:bold;
	margin-left: 10px;
	margin-right: 10px;
}

.title {
	font-weight:bold;
	padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
}

.extended {
	text-align: right;
	font-size:small;
	margin-right: 15px;
}

.blogbody, .body {
	padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
	margin-right:15px;
}

.posted {
	text-align:right;
	font-size:x-small;
}

.menu {
	text-align: center;
}

.linktitle {
	background-color:#909090;
	color: #333;
	margin-right: 10px;
	margin-left: 10px;
}
.linkauth {
	font-style:italic;
}
.linkdesc {
	font-size:x-small;
}
.linkbox {
	border-style:solid;
	border-width:1px;
	padding:5px;
	margin-left:25px;
	margin-right:25px;
	margin-top:5px;
	margin-bottom:5px; 
}


/*comments & trackback defaults below */
	.comments-body {
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding-bottom:10px;
  		padding-top:10px;		
 		border-bottom:1px dotted #999; 					
		}		

	.comments-post {
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
		}	
			
	
	.trackback-url {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding:5px;		
 		border:1px dotted #999; 					
		}


	.trackback-body {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;
  		line-height:140%;
 		padding-bottom:10px;
  		padding-top:10px;		
 		border-bottom:1px dotted #999; 					
		}		

	.trackback-post {
		font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#666;
		font-size:x-small;
		font-weight:normal;
  		background:#FFF;		
		}	

		
	.comments-head	{ 
		font-size:small; 
		border-bottom:1px solid #999;
		margin-top:20px;
		font-weight:bold;
		}		

	#banner-commentspop {
		font-family:palatino, georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif;
		color:#FFF;
		font-size:large;
		font-weight:bold;
		border-left:1px solid #FFF;	
		border-right:1px solid #FFF;  		
		border-top:1px solid #FFF;  		
  		background:#003366;
  		padding-left:15px;
  		padding-right:15px;
  		padding-top:5px;
  		padding-bottom:5px;  		  		  			 
		}