[b]Alarmist global warming

claims melt under scientific

scrutiny[b]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/450392,CST-EDT-REF30b.article

About Al Gore's

movie:

http://www.nypost.com/movies/66485.htm

Flip-flopper? Just kidding. From

our discussions about the draft last year, I never really got a good sense about how you think Iran should be

handled. Seemed to me at the time you opposed...

http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110008220


"To

understand the misconceptions perpetuated about climate science and the climate of intimidation, one needs to grasp

some of the...

Looks like more kids these days

aren't military material. I wonder if a draft was ever re-instated, would we suddenly have a spike in asthma

diagnoses?


...

Or that it's not. One can interpret that article as

.gov/.mil are doing everything they can to avoid a general draft. Anyhow, they better draft me soon, I might be too

old by the time they...

I'm on the same boat. I got into MMA about 5 years back because it was such a practical

hobby and was a great way to build physical strength. MMA just appeals to the raw basics of human...

My point exactly. Easier said than done for

many, at least to the point where it would induce the degree of change you've discussed above.

Okay, so you're

talking about the classical "swing" group. I classify this group as moderates who's votes can be bought, more or

less, with catch phrases, punch lines, and commercial...

Glad you finally agree with me that it takes some serious dedication to learn about the

system in order to make a difference in one's country. Are you going back on your claim now that...

I have no idea what you just said!

:) But I'll say this. If you want to change the status quo, it takes more than just showing up to the poll booth

and randomly punching up your ballot.

Those numbers from Japan and Aus are astounding. But from our earlier

discussions about citizens' obligations to our country, you rattled off a list of things you inferred would happen

if...

Lotta rambling in your post, so I'll just respond to what I think is most relevant to my

recent posts. ;)

You just contradicted yourself. You say politics isn't complex, yet each citizen...

Has your family felt "exploited" because they don't own a Mercedes like their employers

do? Or are they like my folks, who realize that people deserve what they get, and that even a modest...

Probably because of our entertainment culture. It's good and bad, but much

more the former than latter, IMO. I like how rich American culture is, from movies to sports to electronic
...

Face value, I agree we'd be better off. But in terms of tangible effects? I don't see it

happening.

Why

are you equating "living well" with how many luxury items one owns? Living well means not struggling to obtain

basic necessities. This can be done even on low wages, I personally can...

No one is suggesting taking away voting rights.

I know it sounds elitist, even before you

mentioned it. But honestly, having someone show up to the polls without really researching anything...

Kind of reeks of entitlement here, no offense. Everyone is

entitled to a comfy job with flexible hours? Please. My folks don't have an education, which is why they have the

careers they...

But, does it not require a

significant amount of intelligence and dedication to understand politics? I mean, half the country doesn't even

know how to use a computer. Those of us who make...

Fair enough. But your generation vs. my generation. Do the memories of

Vietnam make my generation overall more resistant to mandatory service, thereby reducing their effectiveness as
...

A Category IV recruit, while

not the ideal candidate for armed forces work, is still likely to do a job better than someone who absolutely

doesn't want to be there IMO.

I agree.

Sticks and stones can break bones, but words often do worse. There are legal guidelines that specify what you can

or cannot do with your first amendment right. Such is the same...

Playing devil's advocate

here. Does one need a license to practice their First Amendment right? So why the Second? Or any other right

declared in the Bill of Rights?

The problem with...

Yes, there are many motifs in

Bowling.

But Moore's personal opinion is that guns are too readliy available and that directly contributes

to gun deaths/injuries. Watch the opening segment...