Azalin

The colonies rebelled against the crown and sought independence. The Confederacy rebelled against the US and sought independence.

Good grief, man - if they did that, there'd have been none left after WWII.

I tend to agree with you on this. My preference for a presidential candidate is usually someone who is a former Governor, but since none are currently front-runners, Cruz is my favorite at this point. Maybe it's a Texas bias, but I'm with B-man on this for exactly the reasons he listed.

If they throw grenades, we'll just pull the pins and throw them back.

Being from up north, you grew up with statues of revolutionary war 'traitors' everywhere. That you don't see the similarity between the two surprises me.

It had never occurred to me to liken the removal of 'offensive' American historical monuments to the radical Islamists' removal of 'offensive' non-Muslim monuments. This is an excellent point, and I would be fascinated to see any logical counter to that argument. Cheers!

That's okay, he's still 50% human.

Further proof that people generally fall into two categories: readers of sci-fi, and readers of fantasy.

Not 'putting the polish on the Polish'?

I'm guessing that 'something should be done'. That's pretty much as far as the detail ever gets.

I thought the Dolphins, Eagles, and Chargers were funniest. But, hey - they're all good.

Those are hysterical

One-armed push-ups? Is that what they're calling it these days?

Well said, President Muffley! That's one of my all-time favorite movies.

It may, it may not. What's significant in this is that for once, we are experiencing polite disagreement.

I'm not saying that the future won't be different than it is now. What I am saying is that to look upon technological advancement as ultimately putting an end to the availability of employment opportunities is not a correct way of looking at the issue. As technology continues to eliminate jobs currently held by humans, it simultaneously creates a demand for not just other jobs, but higher paying, skilled jobs. Where the internet created less of a demand for print news, it also created the necessity for IT jobs - which pay considerably better than what typesetters and delivery drivers/paperboys earn. This applies to nearly every area where technology and automation have come into play. What we're ultimately going to have is a greater need for higher skilled employees.

As well as a greater need for engineers and service/repair technicians - higher paying, skilled labor. People get way too hung up on the fact that we use robots. Before robotic arms became commonplace in assembly lines, we called this sort of thing automation. The vast majority of jobs that have been lost to robotics are either boring, repetitive jobs (in which the robot performs an entire programed sequence over a preset time), or ones that involve a high risk of injury to humans. The ability of the human mind to discern and react is still a long way from being able to be mimicked by machinery.

Yep - like healthcare is a right, but gun ownership is a privilege. You'd think that people who are so concerned about 'rights' would take the initiative to actually learn about them.

The way he walks looks like he's got to poop really bad.

Not only that, but the comparison between licensing drivers and licensing gun ownership doesn't correlate. One is a privilege, the other is a constitutional right. I understand that you know the difference, but it amazes me how many people don't.

Could you please clarify that?

Christie is doing well, but I don't know how much traction it will earn him.

You and I are largely on the same page.

Didn't he do that very thing during the debate hosted by CNBC?