[Rodney King]

Whatever, wild over-exagerations of what others are saying is not a very effective form of debate. Later.

[atlaw]

I agree. For example, the simplistic, thoughtless, overexagerrations about the uselessness of the people and industry on the Gulf coast at a time when it has just been hammered by a hurricane aren't really worth dignifying in a debate.

And the mush-brained global notions of a Gulf coast free lunch levelled by a pack of grade-school economists from the air-conditioned comfort of their SUV's isn't really worth debating either.

Reaping the benefits of the gas, heating oil, plastics, steel, perishible and non-perishable commodities, foreign autos, agriculture, fish, timber, etc. etc. flowing 24/7 out of the Gulf coast is, on the other hand, worth at least noting.