[Toonces T. Cat]

"Meditate on these three names and how they relate to what I have said:

Lincoln Chafee, Chuck Hagel, John McCain."

JM,

With all due respect, it might have been better if your words had been addressed to the three individuals listed above. I have to come down on your side and Pukin' Dog's side on this deal in spirit, but not 100% in the execution.

You are a gifted young man...and both attributes show in your post to an equal degree. Your arguments are strong and the ideas are very powerful. The delivery, however, sucks. As someone who has to work on daily basis with 17,000 hormonally fueled students, please allow me to suggest an alternative tack for you...while keeping in mind that most people despise being lectured to by someone many years their junior.

Life has taught me many important lessons, but one of the most important is that the best way to get people to give you what you want is to convince them that it is in their own best interest to let you have it.

Respectfully,

-Toonces T. Cat

[jmstein7]

I should have revised the post with that in mind before posting it.

Apparently, clarity isn't my strong suit today; I clearly haven't been getting enough sleep :)