[JerseyJohn61]

"People who deal with facts instead of beliefs tend to be
"left-leanong"."

Well I'll dwell in the subjective for a moment or two as
well.

It has been my experience to the opposite. That liberal
types tend more to highlight or overemphasize certain facts
within a situation at the expense all the facts within the
scenario.

The argument over tax rates and brakes are a perfect
example. The left claims that higher tax rates are needed
to offset the discrepancies between rich and poor. That
public entitlement will improve education, job training
and employment prospects.

The evident track record tell another story however. Higher
taxes discourage business and slows down the economy with
losses of jobs at the bottom of the economic rung.

Tax cuts encourage new business enterprise, stimulate
the economy and produce new job start ups across the
board.

The democrats' war on poverty has gone on for a number of
decades with only an increase in poverty rates to show for
it.

Liberals tend to be idealists that chase rainbows and
create bureaucracies as their solutions for the world's
woes.

Conservatives are a bit more planted in reality. They
create industry that strengthen our civilization and does
the most good for those who will strive for prosperity.
Mr. Lake, no matter how piously pure that we maybe believing ourselves to viewing the Anthrax case totally objectively, we all have a certain amount of color tinting to our eyeglasses....JJ61

[EdLake]

Mr. Lake, no matter how piously pure that we maybe believing ourselves to viewing the Anthrax case totally objectively, we all have a certain amount of color tinting to our eyeglasses.

While it's certainly true that everything we think and believe is a summation of everything we've learned and that has gone on in our lives since we were born, it is still possible to look at things objectively. The problem is: people who do NOT look at things objectively will say you aren't doing it, either, since you do not agree with them.

If you are looking at things objectively, you cannot use logic which says that, regardless of what the facts say, there could be some information not yet made public which will support a different conclusion. It may be true, but it's really just an excuse for refusing to accept or even look at the facts.

If you are looking at things objectively, you cannot assume that everyone who disagrees with you is lying.

If you are looking at things objectively, you cannot simply look for alternative explanations for everything that does not fit your beliefs.

I had no particular interest in who sent the anthrax when I began doing my research. I was just tired of listening to nothing but opinions and speculation which seemed to totally ignore the facts. So, being an analyst, I thought it might be interesting to look at the facts to see what the facts had to say. And, that's what I did.

But, people who disagree with me can claim that I just twisted things to fit my beliefs, and I cannot prove them wrong. So, I'm immune to opinions and speculation and only change my analysis when confronted with FACTS.

Yes, facts can be twisted to fit any theory. That's why we have courts of law. And that's why we have "scientific method". And that's why I have to rely on MY analysis until proven wrong by solid facts.

Ed at