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First of all, there are no checks and balances in a democracy. You are nor afforded the same rights in the minority as the majority voted for, unless the majority says so. Not in a democracy. If the majority votes to remove any and all rights of the minority, then that's the way it is, and the...

I'm going on a road trip to the North Pole with a blow torch. I'd like for Al Gore to be right about something before he dies.

If you truly understood the issue here you wouldn't be chuckling. Not at all. No, smokers are not protected by the constitution. But the US Constitution is set up as a Republic, not a Democracy. A democracy is pure, total, absolute majority rule, where the minority, or the individual, has no say...

I didn't call anyone any names, and if I ever choose to, it will not be in the third party, it will be quite direct. I simply stated that a fool is pro-war, and likewise, a fool is anti-war even when war in unavoidable and necessary. If the shoe fits, so be it, but that statement is in no way...

That comes from the middle ground not abiding by the majority's wishes thing. I was going to comment on that one myself. You stated that, in public, a middle ground must be met. I'm not sure how the majority forcing their will onto the minority constitutes a meeting of the middle ground...

Yeah, sorry. I tend to lump Cambodians, Laotians and Vietnamese into the same group of people, since they are all, mostly, of the same Khmer ethnic group. But I do know the difference. :) How can we expect the Iraqis to defend themselves? I'm not sure that I expect that of them, actually...

Most people walk to their cars from the rear after they've pulled into a parking space, so they'll probably notice the paper on the rear window before they get into the car. I'd be surprised if a carjacking ever took place in that manner. Inventive and creative, tho. One that does happen, a...

You can be very much anti-war and still support going to war. So I stand corrected when I said only a fool is pro-war, for it is also the fool who is anti-war even when war is necessitated. The term "Pro-War" by itself is very specific, in that it is not specific to any particular war. You...

The retailers buy fuel from the wholesalers at temperature compensated rates, then they turn around and sell it to us non-temperature compensated. They pocket the difference. In Canada where it can get so cold, even in the underground tanks, the oil companies and retailers fought to get fuel...

You're arguing emotionally over semantics. I don't care if it's 12 years or 13.2 or whatever, it doesn't matter, as that's not the point. But make no mistake, the reference I made with regard to the Mayo Clinic and the CDC was not about premature death years, and the reference was an accurate...

Uhm, yeah. When we pulled out Pol Pot and his communist Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia and instituted a twisted version of agrarian civilization where city dwellers were forced to relocate to work in farm camps and other forced labor projects with the goal of restarting civilization in the Year...

The Espar heater uses very few amp hours. A single dirt cheap trolling battery can handle an Espar for days. You're deep cycles will barely know it's there. The Airtronic 2 (the smaller one) 8.3 amps - Start (a few seconds) 2.8 amps - Boost (3-8 minutes) 1.9 amps - High (usually less than 10...

Fake moral ethics? What a load of hypocritical deep fried horse hockey. You lost all credibility with the "weak one with a habit that controls them" comment. Putting aside the oh, so superior because you have no vices, none, you're perfect in every way, attitude for a moment, you're adamant...

The question itself is a little disingenuous. Who is pro-war? Only a fool is pro-war. As for our freedom already having been bought and paid for, well, that's short-sighted at the very least. Freedom isn't bought and paid for in a one-time transaction, it's something that must be fought for...

It's called fake outrage, and it's all the rage. People tend to have a mob mentality in most issues, and when they see a crack in a weakness they pile on, usually elevating the response far beyond what is appropriate. It makes them feel superior. The fake outrage over Don Imus' bad joke about...

Sounds like a plan. :)

I replaced my belt tensioner at about 68,000 miles, then again after another 68,000 miles, then it tossed another serpentine belt a couple months later. The water pump pulley was toast, and I think it may have been the problem all along. At about 125,000 the lower ball joints were a little...

Ah, OK. Sorry. I was out cold.

If it shook anything in Minneapolis, it missed me. I was out like a light, tho.

Yeah, in Europe the Sprinter is everywhere. You can't throw a rock without hitting one. They're freight haulers, ambulances, shuttles and buses, news vans, you name it. Incidentally, on the Autoban when they have a pothole or crack, they don't patch it, they replace an entire section of the road.