"...the latest incarnation of this theory, Steve Gould and Niles Eldredge's "Punctuated Equilibrium or punc-eek" attempts to claim that these wholesale violations of probabilistic laws all occurred so suddenly as to never leave evidence in the fossil record, and that they all occurred amongst tiny groups of animals living in "peripheral" areas. That says that some velocirapter who wanted to be a bird..."Excellent post. The length will make it easy for most to ignore but that will be their loss.
One thing missing from your rant -- and I mean that in the most respectful of ways, was a discussion on what must take place for a cold-blooded being to transition into a warm-blooded being. Talk about amazing!
For me, that was the first glaring proof of evolution's weakness.