Jimbo

It doesn't. Bill is good using vaguely similar situations to attempt to get his point across, unfortunately though, vaguely similar isn't what really happened. Hey, it's trendy these days. I'm willing to accept criticism of the war of the Iraq - but the constant negatives without any of the positives are really getting old. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Stay away from the Pike, that place is just scary. The Red Carpet Inn is maybe 10 minutes from the DZ, the HoJo is Blackwood is OK, camping has been mentioned - there are showers on DZ. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Then don't join the military. As I've mentioned before, you don't get to pick and choose your wars. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

*DING-DING-DING* Ladies and Gentlemen, this thread is officially closed. Move along, nothing to see here... - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Seems to me that he got off easy, one year in prison and a "Bad Conduct" discharge doesn't seem like enough. "Bad Conduct"? He deserted his country. He deserted those he had sworn to protect. He deserted his friends. If that's not dishonorable I don't know what is. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

They "let the 'informer' get WHACKED"? Were they supposed to provide him with 24x7 protection for... well, for how long? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Darwinism hardly advocates the euthanizing of the weak. Instead it suggests that nature will weed them out of the pack. The idea of euthanizing the pack is born out of your own personal values that nobody should suffer. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Sure it does. I didn't go to college and I pull down a more than respectable salary. My boss didn't go to college either and make a generous amount. I know one person who frequents this forum and doesn't have a college degree, he's pulling in a mint right now. It's all about how badly you want it. Anything is possible. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

A standard deviation of 16? Where did you come across this information? Edit: Nevermind, found it on a couple of websites - not sure that it's correct, but at least there are others with that belief. Also found this, it's a list that I suspect is similar to what was published in The Economist. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Fucked up? No way. Bill, how can you suggest that? Soldiers in a war zone taking fire returned fire. How on earth can you say that they fucked up? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

It's not as if these were generally good children who snuck out of the house to see an R rated movie. There had to be a pattern of behaviour here that the parents COMPLETELY missed or ignored. How a parent can miss that their child is that screwed up is completely beyond me. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

And there you have it, the Quade Test. People, if Quade thinks that the conspiracy theory is a load of hooey, then damn, you've got nothing. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

You know, I see you and Kallend bring this up time after time. What's your point? Everyone with even a half a clue knows that the US sold WMD to Iraq - it's old news. I ask again, what's your point? Or is it simply just more USA bashing? I hear that's trendy these days. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Most people wouldn't take city streets to drive 130, or 1300 miles. How many SUVs get 12MPG on the highway? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Damn, I know it's been mentioned before, but damn those lines look short. Why? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

One of the big American manufacturers has a big hybrid utility (beefed up pickup) truck. IIRC, it's a 350-ish HP diesel/hybrid. Not sure if it's in production yet, I saw it on Car and Driver or a similar show. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Apparently you didn't read

You are supposed to be able to do exactly that through elected representatives. But when military action is taken without a congressional declaration of war, then that choice is removed from you. No you aren't. You elect representatives to act on your (society's) behalf, but you know as well as I do that your representative doesn't consult everyone in his district before making a decision. Even if he did, there's still the possibility that you would be in the minority. You hope that your elected official will make decisions that you agree with, but there's always the possibility that he won't. Plain and simple, you don't get to pick and choose the wars or conflicts that you might be called to serve in. Irrelevant to the topic at hand. If the draft is reinstated and you're called then you go, plain and simple. Again, you don't get to pick and choose, unless of course you're willing to deal with the consequences. Good thing for all of us that the guy in the White House can't simply pick up the phone and call for the draft. I'm sure you know this, but it takes an act of Congress, the President can't do it on his own. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

No it's not. As a citizen you don't get to pick and choose the wars that you might be called to serve in. If the draft is reinstated, for whatever reason, it's your duty as a citizen to register, and to go if you're called up. You know that old saying, "Freedom isn't free"? If you object to the war you can try and get CO status and serve in an alternate capacity. I wish you, and anyone else, luck with that route. I believe that CO status is difficult to get. The other alternative is to desert your country in her time of need. Do that and I have no problem with whatever punishment the people decide is appropriate. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Most employers threaten random drug testing, and most don't follow through for a few reasons: (A) It's expensive. (B) It's possible to claim drug addiction as an illness, in which case the company could end up footing the bill to get you treatment. In my experience, if a company suspects that you are doing drugs, they'll find another reason to let you go. They just don't need the hassle of cleaning you up. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Nancy Reagan. She just came out publicly calling for the relaxation of stem cell research regulations which she has been privately lobbying for a long time. Well, ever since they figured out it could treat Alzheimers. Another example of the ultra conservative religious agenda only being as useful as it is convenient. Whoa there, Killer. I wasn't trying to politicize the issue or pass judgement. Just curious about peoples viewpoints. As far as 'ultra-conservatives' go, Reagan? You think so? Next to Bush he seems like a, well, not ultra-conservative. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

I'll ask again, Kallend. Why are you excluding the leaders of the other nations that followed us? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

Well, that could happen if people would stop voting simply Democrat or Republican, wouldn't it? And who is to blame for that? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

As I've said before, this isn't a two party system. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.

That is such a sad commentary on today's society. So sad. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.