[Mr. Bird]

Your helpful posting of the Novak column reveals several things with respect to the original post: it refutes point number one; it only applies to point 2 if speaking metaphorically about the government; point 3 is never addressed; and point 4 is not applicable. Now where were we?

[TopQuark]

Thank you for the injection of sanity into this thread.

[SwordofTruth]

Your helpful posting of the Novak column reveals several things with respect to the original post: it refutes point number one; it only applies to point 2 if speaking metaphorically about the government; point 3 is never addressed; and point 4 is not applicable. Now where were we?

Oh, I get it now, you're a smoke and mirror man.

LOL!