"Oh I dunno Art.........I'm really getting into Carlin's ideas on all this in both of the threads. Big government has taken over as he says and his desire to eradicate it is admirable."

That's great spaw.....I'll have you believing in freedom soon.

"If we take control back and downsize the feds, then they won't be able to make those decisions which get us into so much trouble worldwide so we should be able to reduce the size of the military by at least 75%."

Works for me. Bring the troops back home. No more peacekeeping, no more nation building, no more Euro-troubles, and no more human landmines in Korea.

Of course as Al Gore so proudly pointed out during the debates he wants to spend twice as much money on the military as Bush. He has also ridiculed Bush for his proposed draw down in Europe. Perhaps you should consider voting Republican.

"Let's take back total control of our own selves and by doing so we can forget the whole drug thing and all the money that's spent on stopping drug traffic. Big government cannot tell me what I should or should not partake of!"

Works for me. Legalize it, tax it. I will not use my tax money to support anyone's drug habit. If you want to get high do it on your own dime.

Now if we had socialized medicine the government would be able to tell you where when and how to get high. If they are picking up the tab for your health care, then they certainly have an obligation to regulate behavior that could be detrimental to your health.

"all the Roe v. Wade stuff entirely. It is entirely the woman's choice than."

Works for me.