--- Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm... While what you say is true in a sense, I > think it's important to > recognize that the Internet has made it far more > available. Is it > "moving to the left" to stay still when the target > is moving? Not that > I think either party has anything intelligent to say > about this issue.
My point was that the right never shows any objective evidence to support their contention that general levels of morality are in decline. And when objective evidence comes forth, they shrilly try to distract from it. Like the fact that Bill Vlinton put 100,000 extra police on the streets and helped retrain 200,000 more to higher professional standards. That NYC pioneered new urban policing methods that the Clinton Administration then promulgated, resulting, a few years later, in the steepest decline in crime in US history. Like the fact that teen pregnancy rates went down. Like the fact that teen SEX rates went down. (Ignoring this statistic is the right's greatest and most incredible hypocrisy.) Like the fact that abortion rates went down. (No, ignoring THIS statistic is the right's greatest and most incredible hypocrisy.) Like the fact that school bullying and domestic violence rates went down. AND drug use among teens and smoking. No... none of that matters. Just a silly subjective claim that Sh*t is being said more often on TV and some gay people want weddings. OH AND BY THE WAY, IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES, PROGRESS HAS SLOWED, STOPPED OR EVEN REVERSED IN THIS ADMINISTRATION. *As for "evidence" for declining readiness, it pops out all over if you pay attentions. Our senior officer corps (which always liked Clinton's calm administration) is incensed over the yee-haw kickass good-ol boy unprofessionalism, but mostly it's retired guys who can speak. Today though, Lt. Gen James Helmly said that we are using up the Reserves at frightening rates. Since most are limited to 24 moths dragged away from their families and lives and jobs, and since they provide many of the skilled backup services, he predicts a critical shortfall in specialists soon. That's TODAY! If you've been ignoring the practical ways in which our readiness has plummetted, while rooting for kickass in Iraq, then you are a yeehaw guy too. NOW I AM OUT OF HERE! FOR AT LEAST A WEEK OR TWO. please, Nick et al. Remove "Brin:" from the subject header for a while. I'll be back. Till then, please save up arguments over policy. I know you've got and will find none. Just spare me the silly-ass culture-war justifications for supporting a band of Saudi-licking monsters. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
