Seriousfun---The reason that I brought up Gore,was to show,
that my decisions are based on the things that affect me & mine
Also I was wondering if you lived here then,thinking that you might remember the incident.
By the was,the State Liquor tax doesn't bother me.I quit alcohol,
Mar.15 was 10yrs.9 mo.,since I touched alcohol.I quit cigarettes
over 30yrs.ago.The "geographical"cure saved me money!I could
drink more for the same price.That's called Irish economics! Irish

… what an interesting notion. One wonders what this conjecture hints about the thought processes of the overwhelming majority of people on the earth who are unfamiliar with the political views expressed by Mr. Daniels or Ms. Maines. Are the thoughts of these people invalid? Do these people have no thoughts on the subject, or should they wait for someone else to provide them with their thoughts?



I must admit, I did not anticipate such wholehearted support for the goals of the coalition – to liberate the people of Iraq, from the despot who has tyrannized them for the last 24 years, and to replace the regime that has used weapons of mass destruction (chemical, poison gas)
http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0830-07.htm
on its Kurdish civilian political dissidents with a political order that permits of the political diversity which you claim should be cherished and defended. It would seem that we share the belief that the political discourse we enjoy here is worth fighting for.



Messrs. Cheney and Rumsfeld probably view their opnions in a different light than do you, though possibly with less passion. If, as you correctly (IMO) assert, free speech should be curtailed only when absolutely necessary, then why withdraw this constitutionally protected behavior just because one of the men is the Vice President of the United States and the US Senate confirmed the other in his position as Secretary of Defense?

As to the responsibility for deaths, permit me to refer to an article by the American Federation of Scientists, "Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)"
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/iran-iraq.htm
"Casualty figures are highly uncertain, though estimates suggest more than one and a half million war and war-related casualties -- perhaps as many as a million people died, many more were wounded, and millions were made refugees. Iraq's victory was not without cost. The Iraqis suffered an estimated 375,000 casualties, the equivalent of 5.6 million for a population the size of the United States. Another 60,000 were taken prisoner by the Iranians. Iran's losses may have included more than 1 million people killed or maimed. The war claimed at least 300,000 Iranian lives and injured more than 500,000, out of a total population which by the war's end was nearly 60 million."

That war was initiated by Iraq under the leadership of the regime which is on its way out.

an Irish that doesn't drink!

The world is coming to an end :yellghst:

The only reason Natalie has recanted her comments about the war is because their hit single solider has slid from #1 to off the charts.

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only
unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American
public."

--Teddy Roosevelt

It was more like her band's lawyers reminding her of the standard clause in their contract with Sony requiring her not to commit any acts which are to the detriment of record sales (normally smashing hotel rooms, shooting heroin in public, etc.).

As of today, Dixie Chicks' "Home" is still #1, Toby Keith "Unleashed" is #3 http://www.billboard.com/bb/charts/country.jsp

Now that’s a peace movement with which it is easy to agree!

When one takes the king's shilling, one must dance to the king's tune!

Another stereotype!That's why they always portray a biker on
TV,with a t-shirt that comes 1/2 way down his enormous beer
gut,long stringy hair&looks like they take one bath a year,if
needed or not.An alcoholic(me!)always wears a long coat,
preferably,a dirty trenchcoat,and carries his bottle in a brown
paper bag!Believe it or not,some of us do make it!Yes,I am
very touchy about alcoholism.I didn't plan on growing up a
"drunk." Irish

I'd like to apologise for my smart-ass reply last night!I had just finished working-out and was WAY overtired.I overreacted to a
statement,that I'm sure was made in jest.I'm overtouchy about
alcoholism & steriotypes are my pet peeve.That isn't you guys
fault.The "old",overprotective,combative,ME,resurfaced for a minute!It bothered me everytime that I awoke during the night.
Sorry,Irish

Irish,

'Nuff said.

It was insensitive, and stereotypical, I'm sorry.

But, hell, I'm of Irish descent, too...:o