Kendall, do you know how many people have killed their college students returning for a surprise visit by your "shoot first" policy? I pray for your kids.

Juju Cobra: You should be thanking MAV, who has not had anything substantial to say WHATEVER in this thread, but almost instantly resorted to personal attacks. Hence my quip about not wanting to "stir" his brain any further, i.e. not caring to know what else is lurking there. You have also shown yourself not immune to attacking, so your self-righteousness about my attacking is severely misplaced. Another case of the pot calling the kettle black. Like MAV, you have not added anything of substance to this thread. Why not get off your shrill hobbyhorse, and say something we can either agree or disagree with? Defend some conservative position with your best rhetoric, and let us bandy it back and forth a little! Or are you only able to take pot-shots?

Uncle Jacque: Next time you invite somebody to come over and argue politics, pick someone who is willing to come over and argue politics. MAV has proved singularly unable to do so, alas. I was hoping for a good fat-chew with a thinking conservative. I begin to think they're an all-too-rare breed.

LH: You are wordy but at least you make sense.

Carol: Hope your accordian gives good backrubs.

Spot: You're funny. I like that in a dog.

Everyone: Let's all play nice!

Alex