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Wow, hilarious. You are awesome, sir.

Watt or Kerrigan will go first with Jax.

He's a project. His wind up makes Tebow's look fundamental. He might be a good NFL QB down the road, but it WILL take time. He'll require patience.

Ryan Mallett: I wanna do hoodrat stuff with my friends

Bowers DO NOT WANT

I think three offensive players taken in the entire draft is more likely than three of them being taken consecutively in the firs three rounds.

He has the best head of hair I've ever seen. Even if it is transplanted.

Tebow broke his ribs on his first run in preseason last year, which was an omen for me. His style of play may work in the college peewee league, but it won't work in the NFL. Guys are too big strong and fast. He's not a pure passer. His first instinct is to tuck and run. Great quarterbacks go through their progressions and make tight throws. I've never seen any indication Tebow can do any of those things.

Please no Newton. We don't need another JaMarcus Russell or Akili Smith. One year wonders.

LOL! Newsflash, homeboy: Public discourse isn't exactly at an all-time high. The trick is to drop to the lowest possible level and hope you appeal to and/or create a base. Intellectually vacuous rhetoric like "Liberals hate America" (Ann Coulter) and "Liberals hate morals" (Michael Savage) are amazingly effective because they activate and incite large groups of political indifferents. Republicans are winning the battle because they have more infectious rhetoric, both in quantity and quality. Democrats are total amatuers and need to appeal to the new age of soundbytes and base emotions if they want to be a force politically. Sure it lowers the bar of public dialog, but at least it's entertaining. A guy like me who's not thrilled with either side gets a front row view of the mudslinging; and even gets to throw a little mud occassionally. I use the same tactics, they're fun if nothing else.

Sort of. I'm suggesting that majority Shiites may use the democratic process to usher in an Islamic theocracy. It just depends how they are influenced. The entire middle east is a region easily swayed by Islamic rhetoric. Even Saudi Arabian royals who are moderate use anti-Jewish, pro-fundamentlist Islamic rhetoric to appeal to the masses. Its a part of the political game over there. Cleric al Sistini happens to be very moderate but his health is in question. Most polls in Iraq show heavy support for Cleric al Sadr. Not necessarily for president, but as a symbol of Iraqi unity and nationalism. Its like Christian fundamentalists in this country who are easily swayed by anti-gay, anti-atheist rhetoric from pastors on TBN. Now imagine if they represented 60% of the voting block here in America. I have no doubt the march towards theocracy would begin. Thus, my concern for an easily swayed Shiite majority in Iraq.

You're making the false assumption that royalty won't intermingle with the peasants. Al Qaeda is led by a branch of Sunni extremists but they cordially invite and recruit Shiites (among others) just the same. Terrorists don't exactly have discriminating tastes when it comes to recruiting those who are willing to blow themselves up. The Taliban even accepted suburban white boy, John Walker Lindh, to fight off the marauding infidels. They ally themselves with anyone sympathetic to their cause. For example, the mujahideen allied themselves with the Allah-less Americans in the 1980's in order to defeat the communist pinko Soviets. Consequently, the Taliban was US friendly until our interests met a crossroads after 9-11. The Taliban and al Qaeda aren't stuffy aristocrats, they won't turn up their noses at the drooling proles if they are sympathetic to their objectives. And while Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are ruled by minorities, Shiites represent a majority in both countries and overwhelmingly sympathize with bin Laden and other terrorist networks. Just look at recent polls taken in Saudi Arabia, more than half the population laud bin Laden a hero. The fued between Shiites and Sunnies is largely attributed to political divisions where ruling Sunni minorities refuse to share power with Shiite majorities. The Iraq war and anti-US attitudes in general are a few issues where these two groups hold hands and sing Kumbaya. The following groups (Shia included) work closely with al Qaeda. Egyptian Islamic Jihad Jamaat Islamiyya (Egypt) The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group Islamic Army of Aden (Yemen) Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad (Kashmir) Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Salafist Group for Call and Combat and the Armed Islamic Group (Algeria) Abu Sayyaf Group (Malaysia, Philippines) There is even mounting evidence that Hezbollah (overwhelmingly Shia) is stepping up cooperation with al Qaeda. All this combined with the fact that Shiite Muslims represent a significant recruiting block of al Qaeda's foot soldiers, suggests the "fable" is alive and well. Remember: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Some strategy. Let's remove the only secular ruler in the middle east that clamps down on Islamic fundamentalists. You do realize that Iraq is 60% Shiite, which is coincidentally the faction of Islam that supports and contributes to al Qaeda most fervently. And as you know, none of the 9-11 hijackers were from Iraq. Let's be extremely generous and assume democracy graces the political halls of Iraq within the next ten years. Do you want a Shiite led country in power? There's a reason why Shiite majorities are indiscrimately repressed in countries like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. They're nuts. More than half of Saudis, primarily Shiites, consider Osama bin Laden a hero. Same deal in Pakistan. This is not a friendly faction of Islam nor should Shiites be trusted with power. Iraq is not only a quagmire presently, but Iraq also has the potential to become an Islamic theocracy if democracy is ever established. The Shiite majority is so easily swayed by Islamic rhetoric, and I can scarcely believe they won't vote based on theocratic doctrine. Islam isn't just a religion, it's a way of life encompassing moral, economic, and political mandates. That's why fundamentalist Muslims are often so fervent about Islamic rule. That's why out of the 15 current armed conflicts in the world, all 15 include a Muslim faction.

Em is old news. You kids need to get with the times. MC Chris

If Bush is smart, which his constituents assure me he is, he'll find a way to fix the self-inflicted quagmire in Iraq. He'll also explain why "nation building" is a good idea now even though he opposed the same idea four years ago... back to a time when I actually agreed with his stance on foreign relations. Pointless wastes of American resources and energy in Somalia, Kosovo, Bosnia, and Sudan were enough for me. I was hoping for a new president that opposed the notion of acting as the world police. Oh well, true conservatism is dead anyway.