You also forget that the F-15 airframe is 30 years old. Most airframes in service are 25-30 years old, and it wasn't that long ago that we had one simply disintegrate in mid-air. This necessitated grounding our entire F-15 fleet, with the embarrassing result of the United States having to rely on our Canadian friends to assist in our air defense.

You are right that the F-15 is a very capable aircraft with the best combat record of any American fighter. But right now, we have two options: we can either revive production of the F-15 to replace our aging airframes, or we can field a new aircraft that will be technologically ahead of the curve for another 30 years.

Well, you're making the mistake of thinking that Louisiana is a homogeneous state. It may be true that the majority of the population of Louisiana is Protestant, this really only holds true in the northern and central part of the state. South Louisiana, which gave birth to Mardi Gras, always has and will probably always be majority Catholic.

By the time you reach North Louisiana, that influence has diminished significantly and you'll find that the majority population is now Protestant. It's just that when people think of Louisiana, they think of New Orleans and not much else.

Slashdot did a poll of the readership a longtime back on their political leanings a while back. If I'm adding correctly, roughly 34% of Slashdot is left leaning.

The only problem is that the "wing-nutters" have all the guns.

This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.

Well, the problem is whether or not the Library of Congress has a record for what you are cataloging. For example, my institution's library consists of a large number of rare books that do not appear in the LoC database. I'm sure there are plenty of other organizations in the same boat as us, which is how OCLC stays in business.