I, too, do not want to be insulting or argumentative - but I reread the article to see how many I could argue with.
I really don't know about the tallest building, but who cares
The military - I really don't know. I suspect many of us don't really know - we just hope and pray.
Manufacturing - just look around you
Infiltration - just look around you - or come to Texas and I will show you around
The male and female issue - it seems true in the younger set - not so in my age group.
The gun issue - just let President Bush decide that is what he wants done, and you will find a lot of Republicans that will search every corner of their minds to find a reason it is a good thing. It can be done and without much trouble. Just look at everything else that has been done.
The 'papers' - , as an American, just try to open a bank account, get a driver's license (in Texas), get car tags, get a loan, get a job, buy or sell real property, go to college (and the list goes on) without a SS card. The older cards plainly stated 'Not to be used for identification purposes'. Not so the newer issues.
I am not sure if you meant agreeing with the statements made you spineless or unimaginative, or if not being able to see the truth in some of the statements makes you unimaginative, spineless and behaving like an ostrich. The last statement is my take on it. Some of us just don't want to admit what is staring us in the face. It is too frightening and if we admit it, we must also admit we are helpless or we must do something about it - or not.
Re-read my reply. I did not state that the presented items were refutable or untrue. They are all arguable. I merely took him to task for giving up without arguing.
It is possible to lose an argument.