Recommend me a language

I used VB 6 a while ago before I started learning some real languages. However, I still can't get over how much easier it was to make GUI applications in VB, despite how much the language itself sucked. Window toolkits for other languages are horrible to use and rarely come with a real visual editor - Tk sucks ass, Swing sucks ass, win32 API in C is either a pain in the ass or I can't figure out a good way to do it...

I haven't tried MFC or any .NET shit yet. How the hell do people write real Windows apps? Should I try something else?

>>42
What are you talking about? Consultancy is the bomb, literally. You cash in, getting paid to give your _advice_, and watch others bomb when they ignore it.

>>71
Strong OO bites????? Would you rather have super strong typing? Like ML? *ick*

I'd rather have strong OO or at least a language that opens additional features only when needed (raises a C++ flag)