I appreciate your response, and I don’t have any objection to anything you said. In fact I think it was a nice post. Thank you.
When discussing these matters I feel compelled to give my side of the conversation the full support it deserves. I sometimes play a contrarian role because I think there is another side that I want folks to contemplate.
Here I do have mixed thoughts on the subject. I will have to say that I lean about 80/20 in favor of what I have been promoting. It did bother me to go across so many threads and see folks completely dismiss this issue as if there was only one decision that could be made here.
Herman Cain was roundly criticized last night on the forum for taking the opinion I had. I took this position before the debate and only found out during it that he agreed with me based on the same grounds. That’s not presented as conclusive proof that I was right. It’s provided as a side note. The other four candidates agreed with you.
Anyway, I appreciate the fact that you realized I was arguing this academically, and didn’t take offense to some of my wording that seemed to put you on the sport more than I should have. Sometimes there are rather sensitive statements that do need to be made in the course of a discussion. I wasn’t trying to be mean or blatantly inconsiderate, and your acceptance of those arguments did make for a more productive debate IMO.
It allowed people to understand the concept, without turning it into a real flame war. Very nice.
I do not, and never did think you don’t care about our troops, and your relatives in the region make that very clear. I appreciate their service very much, and care about them very much. Here’s to them coming home healthy as can be.
Take care.
Again, I appreciate your taking the time to explain why you have reached the conclusion regarding this issue as you have. The flak is heavy on both sides of this issue.
Now, you have reminded me that I have to make my FR Donation before the Freepathon is over. Take care.