Ask Mark as he is now the expert on what Twain would say if he were alive today. Apparently, Twain would agree with Noonan that patriotism is not openly protesting your government.

Well, you see, only in the paranoid left is there anything to worry about in those rather run-of-the-mill war measures. But that is entirely besides the point - my point is that Rothschild holds the opinion that only a lovely nation should be loved - and that is just plain wrong.

i had a step father like you…brilliant with a pen…problem was he couldnt control himself either…he spent the rest of his days contemplating right and wrong and bubba for molesting my little sisters….

tis a fine line between genius and insanity…please, dont define what is fine about it….

>>>I have been published under multiple monikers, as well as fired, er, involuntarily discharged from more than a couple newpapers/periodicals for unusual forment and inappropriate diatribes. I have been both praised and reviled>>>

Try larry flynts hustler, it sounds custom made for a person of your talent.

Just curious, have you ever received any training in sentence structure and punctuation?

And, has any peer or colleague ever complemented you on your articulation of thought?

Also why should I watch out for the man? It’s usually women I am leery of. LOL
Have a great holiday
peace, neocon

Re: post 27, WOW. A new level of paranoid dementia. I am in awe.

You are by far my new favorite poster, surpassing Frederick. Unless, you’re one in the same. And that wouldn’t surprise me.

have a hellac day
peace, neocon

I’d say we still have an insane trade deficit. True, it dipped to about $700B in 2007 from $750B in 2006. But it’s estimated at $350B for the first 6 months of 2008, so it doesn’t appear to be rocketing downward — and nowhere near keeping pace with the dollar’s downward trend.

By the way, you alerted me to a YouTube clip of Harry Reid claiming that burning coal makes people sick. I’d say he’s right — coal does make people sick. The CDC and American Lung Assoc. agrees. The only thing good about coal is it’s cheap. At least for now.

In other news, Cape Wind has been cleared for permitting and construction. In the mean time wind power grew 27% in 2006 and another 45% in 2007, so though individual projects may run into opposition here and there, it doesn’t sound like the industry as a whole has been “stymied”. I think that was the word you used.

Also, BLM decided today to rescind its 2 year moratorium on solar thermal plants. That’s good news, don’t you think? So now the number one impediment to continued growth in renewable power is the investment tax credit extension. Obama is for it and always has been. McCain against it. What’s your opinion?

Interestingly, McCain is for billions of dollars in specific subsidies for nuclear power. Obama is for subsidies as well, but to a lesser extent. What’s your opinion?

And both McCain and Obama are against drilling in ANWR. I read the Coulter article you mentioned in another thread and I found her numbers both accurate and misleading. She claims it will allow us to drill our way out of our dilemma. Do you really think that’s “spot on”?

I suppose you could say it goes with the territory, but I find the level of disinformation surrounding the issue of energy very frustrating. And you don’t seem to be helping much. What I mean to say is, you’re a smart guy, so if you’re really in favor of alternative energy and energy efficiency, please try to become more informed and more realistic about the issues. If the issues are allowed to descend into simple partisan bomb-throwing we’ll never get anywhere.