It doesnt seem that jQuery clones events, but just the html/xml?
<p>I have a test script i writing up as a demo, and I am building a template, but when i clone it, it doesnt seem to fire the event.</p>

<pre><code>var $shifter = $("&lt;a class='shifter'&gt;^&lt;/a&gt;");
$shifter.click(function(){
    alert("ping");
});
</code></pre>

<p>You can view my whole template at:  <a href="http://jsfiddle.net/fallenreaper/drdCp/2/" rel="nofollow">http://jsfiddle.net/fallenreaper/drdCp/2/</a>
Everything is done in Javascript, so the HTML contains just the sample form PRE-COMPONENTS.</p>
