SezWho2 said...

SezWho2 at 06:56 PM JST - 17th May

Loki520,

A large percentage is not the same as a "vast VAST majority". Additionally, a large percentage of those who have served in the all-volunteer military is not the same thing as a large percentage of those who have ever served.

I just have trouble believing, for example, that the…

Posted in U.S. soldier refuses to serve in 'illegal Iraq war' at 06:56 PM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 03:47 PM JST - 17th May

skipthesong,

I'm sorry not to have addressed your first question, but it seemed to me that I already had done so. Short answer: fear and paranoia are not healthy mental states.

Posted in McCain courts NRA, makes gun shop visit at 03:47 PM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 03:45 PM JST - 17th May

skipthesong,

Speaking as an "anti-gunner" and only for myself, I'm not sure what your first question means. If by legal guns having priority over illegal guns you are referring to restricting the sale of legal guns but doing nothing about illegal guns, I don't think it is the case that…

Posted in McCain courts NRA, makes gun shop visit at 03:45 PM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 03:16 PM JST - 17th May

Yes, but do a vast VAST majority of those who have volunteered and done their time also criticize him?

Posted in U.S. soldier refuses to serve in 'illegal Iraq war' at 03:16 PM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 12:34 PM JST - 17th May

Betzee,

I understand the part about high prices spurring alternative energy research, but I don't understand the "worthless" part.

It seems to me that as long as their technology for extracting oil is cheaper than other oil technologies they will always have a competitive advantage. In regard to non-oil technologies,…

Posted in Bush fails to win Saudi help for oil increase big enough to cut high gasoline prices at 12:34 PM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 12:26 PM JST - 17th May

SuperLib,

I mostly agree with you. However, I don't think Obama had to fight against it. I think he just had to be consistent.

I also mostly agree with Betzee, except I don't think "capture the flag" is a Republican game. (At least, if it ever was, it no longer…

Posted in Obama criticizes McCain for 'naive' foreign policy at 12:26 PM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 12:19 PM JST - 17th May

OssanULTRA,

Really? Legality dictates sanity? I don't think so. It's more likely that we get hold of a wrong-headed notion and then build laws to justify its enshrinement.

Slavery? Legal once. Not an indication of anything?

Tobacco? Legal still. Not an indication of anything?

Alcohol? Legal still. Not an indication…

Posted in McCain courts NRA, makes gun shop visit at 12:19 PM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 10:59 AM JST - 17th May

It would be a wonderful thing if we lived in a world where we don’t have enemies. But that’s not the world we live in. And until Senator Obama understands that reality, the American people have every reason to doubt whether he has the strength, judgment and determination to keep…

Posted in Obama criticizes McCain for 'naive' foreign policy at 10:59 AM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 10:36 AM JST - 17th May

McCain should consider the notion that just wanting a gun might be an indication of a mental problem.

Posted in McCain courts NRA, makes gun shop visit at 10:36 AM JST - 17th May
SezWho2 at 10:34 AM JST - 17th May

I think the Democrats are right to try to block a $1.4B arms sale to Saudi Arabia--but not because the Saudis won't pump more oil. Better reasons are that the Saudi government is repressive and that we must eventually wean ourselves from living on arms sales. Even if pumping more…

Posted in Bush fails to win Saudi help for oil increase big enough to cut high gasoline prices at 10:34 AM JST - 17th May