Kendall....I concede the Vikings made it to NA before Columbus...the speculation resides in the question of how they interacted with the Indians. Given the Vikings record dealing with other societies, I figure they would have slaughtered raped and enslaved the Indians at the drop of a hat (or helmet). You seem to give them the benefit of the doubt because we don't have any hard historical record. But either assumption is conjecture....

DougR, I am a registered Libertarian....I think they have some very naive and foolish views on foreign policy....but for the most part, their views on how the government should be run are pretty close to mine. Where I really fall out with the Republicans is the drug war nonsense....

All that having been said, I am probably voting for Bush this year. I live in FL and right now it is a pretty tight race. If things open up and Bush looks like a clear winner in the state I will vote for Harry Browne....but I have too many family members and people I care about in the military to stand around and let Algore become president without a fight. He ain't gonna get FL's electoral votes because of me.....