The Thompson SMG was developed late in WWI as a trench warfare weapon. It arrived too late to have any impact, but was then marketed as a law enforcement and personal defense weapon. It was largely the prohibition era use of it by organized crime in the 20s and 30s that brought about draconian restrictions by fedgov.
"A 19 year old is an adult whether they can drive or not..."
In all likelihood, the 19 year old drives regularly. I'm guessing the only reason he "couldn't" drive is because law enforcement making the arrests would not allow him due to lack of a license or insurance.
I won't say I'm cautiously optimistic, because I'm not. That said, I am willing to reserve any comment or opinion until we see how he comports himself in his new role.
That said, he may not have been amongst my top choices for Pope, but nor was he among those I most feared would assume the office.
You can take Florida man out of Florida, but your can’t take Florida out of Florida man. I wonder what brand of cheap beer leaked out of him when he was gored.
Hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance are hallmarks of the left. Over 50 years ago, the same people calling returning Vietnam vets, "baby killers," were simultaneously pushing for the legalization of abortion.
They need to be taken seriously as they are dangerous, but no rational person should view a philosophical engagement or intellectual debate with them as anything but a complete waste of time.
"I’m thinking the Catholic church gets a lot of its new converts from the immigrant community?"
It would be more correct to think that Catholic charities get a lot of its money from American taxpayers and American Catholic donors to *assist* the immigrant community.
"Does it offend the sensibilities of liberals that much, to acknowledge that the years on our calendar date from the time of Christ?...But if they are that offended, why don’t they count years from some other event"
It's like women who get married and use a hyphenated last name. They assert their grrrl power(!) by using the last names of both their father and their husband.
