I think nothing could be better for the people of the United States. Tell the failing State of California, which soaks up our tax dollars, kills our young gangs, and embroils us in endless instantiations of American (Californian?) Idol to get lost. The United States would save hundreds of billions a year not wasting tax money in the State of California, which we could turn around and use on our own infrastructure. We have the largest economy in the world, and we don't need the failing State of California hanging around our neck.

She'll have them acting like ducks?

And in the end, nothing of any significance will change. So continues the failed experiment of big government and big bureaucracy..

I don't see him saying anything about how a space race should be funded.

Well seeing how I must have skipped over the part of the Bible that dealt with the Higgs Boson and dark matter (kind of like how Christians skipped over some parts of Leviticus), I would assume that believing both scientists and the Bible is a possibility in some areas.

Now if you want to argue about carbon dating versus God's sporadic testing of faith (I think I've failed), I can see where you might have to choose one side or the other.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek

Educate yourself.

I saw 300 and I have to say the atrocities the Persian's commit on a daily basis are unholy and deserve our Christian justice.

I won't concede the statement that 'the vast majority of Christians are for GM foods', but since neither of us is likely to have data supporting either of our positions, it's a waste of time to argue.

I am willing to concede that there are differing viewpoints throughout the various denominations however. Being an agnostic in the middle of the Bible Belt offers firsthand evidence at how some Christian viewpoints, even viewpoints from a minority, permeate the barriers of secular institutions, and allow stereotypes to thrive.

If that's the case you must not be around many Christians. Or you aren't listening to them, which is probably a smart move on your part.

http://www.armyg1.army.mil/HR/docs/demographics/FY08%20Army%20Profile.pdf

If you're talking about racial demographics of the US Army, there you go. 61% of enlisted personnel are white. I'd have to assume the percentage of casualties remains in the vicinity.

Of course, you could be referring the targets of the US military, in which case I'd make the argument that any cross-culture military conflict could be misconstrued as a race war.

I missed that lesson in history class. The one where the Roman Legions are beset by the whip-wielding Visigoth horde. On a side note, I'm pretty sure whips are only effective against Dracula and Nazis.

SWG may be still kicking, but it's lying in a pool of it's own blood, gurgling, hoping someone passes by to give it a coup de grÃce.

I was rather disappointed he did not run for the vacant Senator position. He's the closest thing we've had to a traditional Republican: budget surplus, decreased government size, repaying of debts. Using today's standards, we're just lucky if our governor doesn't end up behind bars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Edgar

Who also happens to be the last decent Governor of Illinois.

As a practical person, I prefer my car to be efficient in its abilities to get me to places I want to go, and its ability to not be a burden on my wallet. Ill trade 'interesting' for that any day.