An American absurd

[MODU]

Now now, she is entitled to express her opinions.  However, there are more things involved in this election than just "moral values." 

(And I find it interesting that she uses the $40K level in her message since many of my former employees were making half of that with full health care and tuition assistance benefits.  I wonder where she is getting her information.)

[MODU]

Shira, I wonder how often you get out and talk to us red-staters or the common, uninsured, uneducated man on the street?  Do you?  I do.  They're better informed than you might think, and they actually know what they stand for.  They probably couldn't defend themselves in a debate against some high-minded liberal intellectual, but that's not the point.  Their vote is their own, and they aren't near as dumb as you like to think they are.

You have offended me - and thus many fellow Kansans - to the Nth degree.

Tell me honestly, do you know, for example, that life expectancy in the US is by 4 years shorter than in Japan, by 3 years shorter than in Australia and Sweden, by 1.5 years shorter than in Germany and by 1 year shorter than in the UK ?
In general, life expectancy in the US is one of the shortest among developed countries, including a “developed” country like Jordan.

It seems to me that people like you don’t really understand the severity of these stats.

It's the law of averages, Shira.  We have more people than those places combined, so of course our averages are going to be lower. 

Yet another Shira statistical tangent in an attempt to prove some point in a losing argument.

[MODU]

I am very sorry to say, but  it seems that you  don't understand what you are talking about.

hahaha . . . I am so sorry.  I forgot you with the fountain of untapped knowledge on this forum.  I bow before your great intelligence.  *dies laughin*  Thanks for proving my point. 

(You guys should have read all the soapbox preaching I was writing and deleting before this post.  I think you might have enjoyed reading me flaming on her.)

[MODU]

But to repeat myself: it's no more stupid than thinking Bush lied about WMDs

As to Bush and the WMD.

Either
1 - Bush really believed in it
Or
2 - He knew that there is no WMD, but he badly wanted to invade Iraq for "other reasons".
Both of the above are very bad.

I personally tend to accept the second one.

hahaha . . . just keep talking, Shira.  You're proving mine (and many others) point with each word you type.