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I didn't realize this until I looked into the financial consequences of a pandemic, but in 1918 the most physically fit were the ones who were first to die. http://www.bmonesbittburns.com/economics/reports/20050812/avian_flu.pdf The Avian Flu H5N1 isn't important now, but it could become...

Are there no editors anymore? :D

If i happend to go to N. Korea for any reason and was picked up by the police, does N. Korea have the right to hold me indefinitely without adjudication? Lap

Yes, lets take Korea for example. We would certainly have used Nukes in Korea if we had not in 1945 -- we nearly did as it was! By then, the Soviets had nukes of their own -- it would have lead to all out nuclear war. Oh, yes... it would have been much better to invade Japan and hold the...

I am continually amazed at the lack of reasoning displayed by people who lament the use of Atomic weapons upon Japan during WWII. 1) Do you know that they are STILL digging up chemical weapons in China -- left by Japanese soldiers during WWII...

I really hadn't thought about this angle... how would things have been different if Uday/Qusay had succeeded Saddam? How long in the future would that have been? http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110004903 Fallujah A reminder of what the future might look like...

This story is reason #1 for having a well-armed citizenry in the US. I wonder how long it will be before the "South Africans, who know they are breaking their country's laws on mercenary activity; skilled Gurkhas and Fijians who can't resist the dollars; or the Chileans who trained under...

I thought this should see wider circulation: http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110004875 The responses can be found here: http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110004883 My favorite: We have the greatest military -- nay, greatest soldiers -- the world has ever known...

Jim is, as usual, entirely correct. Ever hear of the AMT? Alternative Minimum Tax? http://www.smartmoney.com/tax/filing/index.cfm?story=amt Make over $75k and get stock options, or own a home, or have rental property or suffered a capital loss recently? You probably are not paying...

Oh, well... in that case --- whew! I was getting alittle concerned there. I'mean really... if'n its only going to be for the Federalies -- well then thats just fine with me :D :rolleyes: Lapidator

They must have made a mistake... certainly Douglas MacKinnon was VP. Gore's press secratery during the 2000 election, right? I mean, he's advocating the Repubs. do exactly what Gore did -- lose as a result of anti-gun policy! Lapidator

While i certainly agree that the level of their effort has been minimal, it should be noted that Spain and Italy have in recent years been trying to nice up to the US and UK (through NATO), especially since France has been turning yellow again. The Spanish Navy in particular has been spending...

I suspect that if not now, then very soon, the vast majority of Kimber's business is going to be LEO -- so what do they care if we-the-people buy their guns? Lapidator

Ladies and Gents, we are the last. We we're gone, liberty leaves with us. Sad day. Lapidator

98% of the voters are not paying attention right now. In 2 days 99% will stop paying attention. We'll not see the good ads until mid summer. Don't wast the cash now.

www.drudgereport.com VIOLENCE THREAT IN EISNER BATTLE: ROY DISNEY LAMENTS LACK OF RIFLES Wed Mar 03 2004 09:59:53 ET Roy Disney stunned reporters on Tuesday with talk of violence against DISNEY head Michael Eisner. "If we had enough rifles, we would have this thing over with," Disney...

Jim March, Lead Agitator kinda reminds me of a guy i knew once that was told he was responsible for the failings of his employer... he promptly had some business cards made: "Joe Schmo, Evil Genius -- Careers Destroyed, Empires Crushed". Good luck Jim!

Green Party = "EngSoc" One lie after another... day after day. Lapidator

I look at it this way... what, if not to fight agains the AWB, am I paying the NRA for? If it does not sunset, I hold the NRA responsible, because it is their job to make it go away. If they fight to proceed with the sunset, and the sunset does not happen, then the NRA has proven themselves...

Here are the replies... http://www.mountwashingtonvalley.com/buildInclude1.lasso?-database=WWW_CDS_Article&-layout=WEB&-response=Story.lasso&-recordID=12585548&-search Ha! Lapidator