Little Hawk, please, again, no offence, but I've got to call you on the following statement:

"He was far too intelligent to consent to being shipped off to Asia to shoot and blow up Vietnamese peasants. Time has shown the wisdom of his decision."

I know you probably did not mean it this way, but many, many people of great intelligence went off to the Vietnam war because for whatever reason they had no choice; their *consent* was not asked of them. That they went does not mean they were lower in intelligence than someone who did not.

Skeptic/John, I don't think I meant to question it as a mechanism, so much as to say I think it may keep those who are connected too passive in any kind of revolt which may occur. Have to wait and see. I have read some of the same types of op/ed pieces.

Oh, and DougeR, I think ya might have stepped in it a bit; everyone knows Larry's postings have always reflected his learning disablity and he's made no bones about it. I find it not in keeping with the gentleman I know you to be to have attacked him about it as you did. I'll will chalk it up to your feeling a bit beleagured at the moment with all of our liberal *crap* and hope you get to feeling less so.*bg* (Besides that, with my dyslexic fingers, my postings are rife with misspellings, too!)

Respectfully,

kat

Thanks