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"Best fans in the World" ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good call....thanks.

Im glad you didnt take the bait. Youre better than I thought and Im glad for that. YES, people bring their own booze, bought in delis and what not located around the train stations. They also buy beer and drinks ON the platforms and bring them aboard. But again....the "problem" is not people who buy a beer in Penn Station for their ride home..or the crew of fellas who pick yp a twelve for the ride in to NYC on a Sat. night. Its the people who show up at Penn blitzed from a long night out. So this "ban" is to stop those who are NOT the problem, those who are usually sober and bring a drink or two aboard for their ride! And frankly, although annoying, I dont have a huge problem with those who are tanked on the trains from drinking elsewhere. Thats where they SHOULD be...on a train. NOT on the roads. Its people "doing the right thing"....those who cose to get lit and take a train home, not drive. Yeah...they are loud...and sloppy. but they are also something else... Harmless.

Ah yes...the "haters"...those who, when JP was awful and the Bills were losing to the likes of the Detroit effing Lions, had the AUDACITY to say JP might not be all that. How DARE they!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess Im a hater, then...so be it. I dont mind being "forced" to change my mind.

I dont where to start with that DRIVEL....the state park thingy, comparing this to a law that affects National Security (wow!!!) or just the ranting style of the whole thing. And I looooove the whole "do it behind closed doors" thing. Ah yes. Ya know, the thought process that if some like me tried to apply to some of the favorite causes of EiI's party, such as teaching about homosexuality to 13 year olds, youre called all kinds of names, none of them too kind. Hypocrisy???? Of course not!

Bingo. The problem is NOT the people, mostly communters, who pick up a tall-boy for the ride home at 6PM on a Tuesday. The disruptive azzholes are those who got tanked ELSEWHERE in NYC and then stumbled to the train. And frankly, thats fine by me. Id rather tolerate drunk !@#$s in a train car than driving next to me on the Grand Central Parkway. Isnt that the whole point?

Fine...if Im wrong, then I apologize.

Sure is. Exiled has no problems pontificating morality to us, meanwhile people who LIVE HERE know there has been zero incidents over this issue and that the majority of "problems" with drunks on trains in due to people who BOARDED the train ALREADY blitzed. Gotta love Eurotrash Olivier's typical "US bad" elitist jab, too. Eff him.

Somewhat lacking? Lacking by a lot. From what Im reading, the term was "fly the engines, not the plane." Those old TF-30s had massive problems when fitted to the Tomcats and pilots had to be extremelty careful with their throttle decisions. Pilots literally could only use certain pwoer settings during certain maneuvers, which took a huge chunk out of the aircraft's ability. I definitely hear you about maintainence and need to keep the fleet ready to fly. Also, the Super Hornat's ability for future expansion and upgrades is a terrific feature. One thing Im learning from this book is like you said...that the Tomcat was a maintainence hog and a very complex aircraft from the get go. Way too much, so. But as an old Grummanite recently told me, they had the utmost confidence they would fix all those problems if the D program wasnt killed and if the planned "Tomcat 21" program got off the ground. I wouldnt expect a different comment from him. If you get a chance, check it out..its called 'Tomcat!' by Paul T. Gillchrist who is a retired Rear Admiral. I think youll like it becuase a lot of it is about the not just the aircraft, but about the whole Program and all the decisions that went into it.

KTFABD must be "the media". Wacka, too.

Hate to burst your bubble, but they have already started to ban tailgating by limiting it to specific hours. And in some towns, there are motions to make cigarettes completely illegal. Anywhere. The "slippery slope" of erosion of rights, no matter how trivial that first step down the slope, is very well documented.

Come on...how can you not understand the need to not "offend" people. Ya know..like those of a different faith who see a Christmas Tree! Frankly, I cant wait for Chinese New Year. If I dont see a Nativity Scene or a Christmas tree dangling from one of those dragon floats, Im going to raise hell.

Damn...okay, youre a bit over my head here...Im just a novice with this stuff but I get what youre saying, for the most part. Thanks. So my next question is, why not both? With the emergence of the truly organized terrorist threat and the very real possibility of a Cold War II with the likes of China, North Korea and Iran, cant the military have both kinds of a forc and the ability to fight both wars? Or is it not possible to do that? And sorry about the F-14 stuff. Im a Long Island Grumman boy who grew up watching brand new E2s, A6s and F14s scream overhead, along with A-10s from Republic-Fairchild, too. And FWIW, I dont dispute what youre saying about the Super Hornet. But all I know is, not ONE jock who flew both both the Rhino and the 'Cat that I have spoken to (about five now) say the Rhino is truly better where it really matters...wheels up. The 'Cat, especially the "D", was a muscle car. Hard to work on, hard to keep nice, but once you close the hood and turn the key....oooohhh boy. The Rhino is nice, feels new, is easy to keep nice, but it feels (and flies) like a new Honda Accord. Im truly concerned that the Navy will get its ass kicked if it does find itself going against superior Russian technology in air to air combat during some confict in the future. Im reading an interesting book by Admiral Gilchrist about the Tomcat program. What a cluster!@#$ that was, from Day One! Sad state of affairs when the new premier air superiority fighter needs to be "saved" by the Shah of Iran. And then when it is, is stuck with inferior powerplants and confusing avionics. And when they finally got the damn thing right, Cheney goes and kills the whole program.

While our military can still be considered such, one thing the Government has been proactive on and done RIGHT is realizing this and re-sizing the military as needed, away from that of a Cold War mentality. Its no longer about biggestest, mostest and stongerest, but about efficiency, speed and agility. Sure, most of that is cost-driven and NOT borne out of realization of a changing threat matrix. But IMO, this transformation (or at least work towards it) is one thing the Govt. has actually hit the mark on. Except for the phase out of the F-14 and its replacement by that POS F/A-18 "bug". Darin/Tom....am I close here?

Dropping from Iraq RIGHT NOW and running home like scared dogs represents "common sense"?

Wow...Another leftard classy statement. If there is one thing that pisses me off about this, is that Senator Johnson's health has become the afterthought and the whole story is about the power shift. Every story you hear goes like this: "Senator's Status is [blank]...and the power in the Sentate hangs in the balance" Just goes to show how drunk on power those in DC are.

I understand the sentiment, but it doesnt wash. The US is held to a higher standard by the World, but not against the likes of Luxemborg. But against China, India, the EU and other VERY powerful nations. If we pulled HALF the sh-- that these other Nations/communities are....especially China and India.....we'd get killed for it.

I HATE this proposed ban because its shortsighted and takes aim at the wrong target. The average person who actually consumes alcohol ON the train is the daily commuter who picks up a tall boy for the ride home or drinks on the way IN to NYC for a night out. People do NOT get on trains for the express purpose of drinking. Riding the LIRR all my life, I can say with utmost confidence that the people who are drunk and disruptive on the trains got all loaded up BEFORE they stepped on board. Here is another reason why I think this is stupid. Banning alcohol on the commuter trains, IMO will lead to MORE drunk driving and INCREASE traffic on the roads. That's right....here's why. We are looking for alternatives for people to use their car when going to NYC, right? Well, the more perks they take away and the less attractive it is, then the less people will use it and go back to driving. If they want to halt drunk driving, then give us frequent trains, make them confortable, and allow people, especially going IN to NYC, to bring a six pack with them for the trip, to enjoy with friends. Take that away, especially the scedules, and guess what Im going to do to get to NYC? Thats right....drive. The schedule thing is what galls me more than the alcohol ban. All we hear from the MTA, Pataki, MADD, etc is "use mass transportation....dont drink and drive...blah blah". Well, guess what, azzholes? There is ONE TRAIN that leaves NYC after 12:30 to get me home on a weekend night. If Im going to NYC, its virtually imposible to catch that train. How can I use what isnt available to me?

Pretty funny coming from someone like you, consideing the trend these days is for the US to be outcast FOR ANY effort that falls under "acting in self-interest", while the rest of the world wouldnt spit in someone else's mouths if they were dying of thirst. There is most definitety a double standard here...and its comes from OUTside the US, not from within. How the rest of the World expects the US to act is quite differnet than how that World acts, itself.

So the two big lib talking points from this thread are comprised of "American Occupation leads to poverty" and another back-handed jab at soldier's intelligence. Very nice...keep it up.

Holy Crap...Juan Williams doesnt agree with Brit Hume!!!! Shocker, that is!

And who do you suggest he "dump it" on? The Queen of France? You get better every day.

Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi...PELOSI...if getting heat from the left-base for...get this...being too centrist. But.....thats different.

Funny....the ONLY people I hear "wringing their hands" over this and keep mentioning her sexuality are those tolerant, progressive, enlightened liberals. OTOH, all accounts are that Mary Cheney is an accepted, loved member of the Cheney family. Its the left that keep saying all the "horrible" things Cheney will now have to endure. Ya know...disparaging comments like ".... I love you and I just want you to be happy.", which is what Dick Cheney said when she initally came out to him.

Perhaps. But its happenning NOW with Islam...and they arent even in control yet. Therein lies the difference. From an Article by Larry Elder, "War is not the answer." Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) during an official meeting in Tehran December 3, 2006. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) Osama bin Laden's 1998 fatwa urged Muslims to target American civilians as "a religious duty." Michael Scheuer, who created and ran the CIA's bin Laden unit, says that in 2003 bin Laden got a Saudi sheik to issue a fatwa authorizing the use of nuclear weapons against Americans, to retaliate for Muslims killed in the "holy war." Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein, for his book "Al-Zarqawi: Al-Qaeda's Second Generation," interviewed several of bin Laden's top lieutenants, including the late Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Hussein outlines al-Qaeda's strategy of seven phases -- the first one beginning as an "awakening" for Muslims worldwide following the September 11 attacks. The plan culminates with the "definitive victory" of "one-and-a-half billion Muslims" and the establishment of a global Islamic caliphate by 2020.