However, when I finished my MBA, I was welcomed to rejoin the grownups. I seriously thought about joining the family biz, but we’d have to relocate…nah.

I’m happy here. Plus, my wife is from here.

It costs me 15.3% in FICA tax, but saves me 33% on income tax.

And if you think I’m kidding…

Truce.

RD, whoa. So based on your ‘research’, you can predict who is a lib and who is a conservative based on grammar?

Don’t apologize to Golf. I’ve studied average conservatives and liberals, and the conservatives, by far, have the poorest grammar and spelling.

Truce.

That’s a good one- it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy!

“The glaciers around Antarctica and Greenland are getting bigger.”

‘Greenland Melt Extent, 2005′http://cires.colorado.edu/science/groups/steffen/greenland/melt2005/

‘NASA’s Grace Finds Greenland Melting Faster12.20.05′http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/grace-20051220.html

‘Greenland Ice Loss Doubles in Past Decade, Raising Sea Level FasterFebruary 16, 2006′http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2006-023

“This is all part of the natural earth cycles.”

It’s the “natural” result of humans adding significant amounts of greenhouse gases to our Earth’s atmosphere — and land use changes such as deforestation.

“The Democrats don’t want you to know that though.”

All these international scientists are “Democrats”?http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/558.htmhttp://illconsidered.blogspot.com/2006/02/there-is-no-consensus.html

Bill is a moron, I know, but I couldn’t help being offended.

And I am taking my leave for the Holidays on Friday, should be a blast.

I say it’s much worse because NYC has far more citizens than does Baghdad. Hence the per capita murder rate is likely FAR HIGHER in Baghdad.

Mortality rate would probably do in a pinch. At least it would give a more accurate answer to the question “how much more dangerous is Baghdad than NYC?”

I hope you don’t let Bill get too far under your skin. Anybody with a pulse can see that Bill’s not exactly becoming famous for his reasoning skills here, and personally I’d take anything he writes with a huge grain of salt. A boulder, in fact.

Thanks for your service, Andrew. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

I got some murder rates for you.New York last year: 571Baghdad (Jan thru May ‘06): 6,025

You’re 26.77 times more likely to be murdered in Baghdad as you are in New York or San Francisco.

That was from a five minute google search of “New York City murder rate” and “Baghdad murder rate”.

He probably doesn’t believe you are who you say you are. I clicked your email.I see no reason to doubt you.Welcome to the forum.

“Iraq will work out just fine if only we all get behind it!”

BS. Pure uadulterated crap.

Iraq was a powderkeg waiting for someone to light a match. Saddam was just sitting on the keg. All the rah rah in the world is not going to alter the root cause of what is wrong in Iraq one bit.

Sorry Republicans. YOUR boy made this mess. You do not get to project the blame for it on a lack of will.

Troops Haven’t Lost Faith in RumsfeldBy Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service

BALAD, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006 – As he prepares to enter his final week in office, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was greeted warmly here by the men and women in uniform he has led for the past six years.Rumsfeld paid a surprise visit to servicemembers based in Iraq to thank them for their service. He met with troops on Al Asad Air Base in Anbar province and then with troops here.

In both places, the troops treated him like a rock star. The 74-year-old secretary flew aboard an Air Force C-17 from Washington. He worked through the night aboard the plane, but was still fresh enough to put in a full day speaking to and meeting the troops.

And they responded.

When he arrived to speak at Al Asad, he received a sustained ovation – punctuated by Marine OO-RAHs and Army HOOAHs. There were even a number of Air Force personnel who insisted on yelling “Airpower.”

After the speech in Al Asad, hundreds of servicemembers lined up for pictures with Rumsfeld. Many offered support for the secretary who steps down Dec. 18. “It isn’t a military problem out here,” said one Marine gunnery sergeant speaking on background. “It’s a political problem. No one in this country can challenge us militarily; we’d wipe the floor with them. The Iraqis have to ‘cowboy up.’”

Many soldiers and airmen at Balad said that if they have the patience and they haven’t lost faith, then the American people shouldn’t either. “This is my second year-long tour,” said a convoy commander at Anaconda Logistics Area. “Why am I more patient than someone sitting at home in ‘Fort Livingroom?’”—–
America has lost faith! It’s evident in all this political in-fighting.

The insurgents can see it on the news, just like the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines. The insurgents take advantage of this because they know the American people are weak and want to “get out now before we loose any more of our boys and girls”.

They know that if they keep up the pressure long enough, you will call our troops home. Then everything that every one of those troops died for, or got wounded for, was for nothing.

But you will tell yourself and others that “it was so-and-so’s fault”. Folks, it’s OUR fault. We ARE there, and our kids DID die and get wounded. Don’t spit in their faces and call them home without letting them finish the job.

Support our troops like you say you do. Show them the outward support they need and at the same time, kick the insurgent’s morale to the gound. Give our troops that edge over their enemy. Sometime’s that’s all it takes!

“It’s hard work to provide credible proof when all you do is repeat talk radio’s lies.”

He would have to repeat repug lies from the chubby and doughy Viagra popping Limbaugh after the beating his repugs took at the ballot box. He must be very depressed that the repugs have lost all their power. The dems now control Congress.

“Presenting facts to him is an exercise in futility. He wouldn’t know a fact if it slapped him upside of the head.”

lol. Repugs like him are not very good on facts. I know he tries very hard, but when all you have are repug talking points there is very little room for honesty and facts.

It’s hard work to provide credible proof when all you do is repeat talk radio’s lies.

Besides his pitiful reading comprehension, Bill doesn’t seem to be able to perform rational thought. You see, if he doesn’t want to believe, he doesn’t.

Presenting facts to him is an exercise in futility. He wouldn’t know a fact if it slapped him upside of the head.

Why is it you always ask others you disagree with to give you “proof” but can never provide any credible proof yourself?