But there aren't 26 letters in the DNA alphabet. There are 4.

That's because they don't have complete control. Give a single party unlimited power, and that's what they become, left or right.

You mean vocal minority? The most vocal part of any organization will almost assuredly be a minority of that organization. The Tea Party is no different.

Do you judge Christians by the Evangelicals, or liberals by eco-terrorists?

some sarcasm is indeed satire

Note the lack of the word "all" in the quote.

You probably don't get out of your social circle much then. I'm about as socially liberal as you can get.

The Republicans realized that the Tea Party (which, again, contained a significant number of former liberals) was actually trying to do what the Republicans SAID they were doing for decades, but not actually doing. This could have been devastating to the Republican party. So the Republican donned the masks of the Tea Party and pretended to be them. Successfully. And some of them are even halfway serious about it.

And that's exactly how the Tea Party hijacked the Republican party. Same thing happened with the Democratic party when the Socialist Party was on the rise.

The Federal government, in each of those cases, picked up a movement started by the States. All those trends would have played out in nearly the same way, albeit perhaps a bit slower. When making drastic social changes, however, "slower" tends to also equate with "more stable." When the changes are slowed down, there are many fewer people who fight against them.

As for those favoring "freedoms," pretty much any Democrat or Republican is also only in favor of certain freedoms: those they personally want. I bet if you count up the freedoms endorsed by Ron Paul, they'd outweigh the number of freedoms endorsed by any typical Republican or Democrat.

Local government is easier to influence, however. Your vote in State and national elections have zero impact when taken on its own. In a local election, you actually stand a chance of making a difference. The problem is when people choose not to attempt making a difference.

Cytokine storms are not normal in cyclical influenza infections. The last influenza virus which triggered that kind of response on a large scale was in 1918, and was not a cyclical virus.

No, most influenza casualties are from the old and immune compromised unless you're adding in the numbers from pandemics brought on by non-cyclical influenza viruses.

The only time that's different is when a particularly odd, virulent strain crops up, such as the Spanish Flu. It killed the young and healthy, and so dramatically skews the numbers when added to typical deaths due to influenza. The flu vaccine is not designed to stop pandemic viruses; it is designed to stop the yearly rounds that kill the old and infirm.

You most certainly can negotiate price with physicians, surgeons, and hospitals. People do it all the time, but the vast majority are completely unaware that you can actually save money by negotiating and not paying insurance copays. It can be cheaper to get medical care by negotiating than by having health insurance.

And this is from first-hand experience.

Because "Enter" is used everywhere else to create a line break in a text box.

It's also due to the militarization of US police. They view any non-police as the "enemy." They believe themselves to be different and special (note the use of the term "operator" by SWAT units, as if they have any resemblance to a military operator).

SWAT units justify their existence mostly through raiding locations where there is no expectation of a violent response. They also routinely discharge their weapons when there is absolutely no cause, because they're amped up on their own exaggerated expectation of violence being necessary to use even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

The police have no more common sense; they operate on the basis of their own (usually imaginary) sense of superiority. This is why many Americans immediately view police with suspicion, fear, and distrust.

Having misconceptions about Christianity puts one into the same category as violent fundamentalists? Interesting point of view there...

The vast majority of religions of peace are only like that due to being forced into that path by society and education.