> I agree with you, poster. I'm baffled as to why you felt you needed a throw-away, though. I know, this isn't a political topic, we should be able to have a

> I agree with you, poster. I'm baffled as to why you felt you needed a throw-away, though. I know, this isn't a political topic, we should be able to have a reasonable discussion :) In any case, I like a good long-form essay on occasion - this one definitely failed to 'hook' me in the intro.