I'm sincerely sorry about that. I wasn't angry at you or even what you said.

Like I said, my parents are both teachers and I think laws like this only endangers everyone in the profession. I mean, God forbid people are too discouraged by the law to become teachers... or worse, encouraged by it...

This idea is just all wrong!

There *IS* short term success and to an extent, benefit for the parties involved.

Sadly, this leads to action that may endanger future interests.

Look at Latin America. We did all we could to stop socialism - installing dictators and preventing democracies - but then those dictators established dictatorships and cut off their capital to US buisnessmen.

It's failed us.

Alright. "Peers" then.

What's the f*cking difference? To act like this shows a mentally unstable mind.

What you call their targets is irelevent.


My problem isn't with the teachers with guns. If they have a "Conceal-Carry" permit them they're generally understood to be responcible. My problem is with all the teachers that don't or can't bring a weapon to school and the percieved threat that future school shooters will see from their own teacher.

Again, school shooters don't expect to walk away alive. Keep that in mind when people think they'll be discouraged by the idea they'll die sooner.

WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM!

Kids who shoot friends at school aren't "criminally" minded. They're insane.

If we don't address the real problem, adding more guns to the mix really doesn't do anything but make it worse.


Can students? In some states you only have to be covered by "Conceal-Carry Laws" 18 .

And you forgot to address the point that some teachers with guns endangers all the others. Is it fair to do that?

Both of my parents are teachers and so are all of their friends. I know teachers out the wazoo and they all mostly love their job because they love teaching, because as Crystal noted, they're not doing it for the money.

With that said, teachers should not be faced with the burden of stopping a school shooter if and when one decides to act. Teachers (ALL TEACHERS), regardless of whether they carry a weapon or not, will now be the first target of a kid with a gun. This puts every teacher in harm's way... and for what?

Most school shooters commit suicide at the end of their campaign, so they don't expect to go home alive, anyway.

We don't need to restrict weapons in this country but we HAVE to restrict the ease in which teenagers and the mentally ill are getting them.

That's *my* position.

I read a lot of Chomsky... so I think, in the end, US intervention is short sighted, dangerous and tends to do more harm then good if you simply extropolate beyond the next 6 months.

And if Georgia is still our ally and Russia is still our enemy it would be silly to think we're sitting around twittling our thumbs...

... now you're just being coy.

If we send in blankets... do you really think we're not sending in M16's too?

Russia Seizes Arsenal Of US Weapons In Georgia - Military

No, neue.

Bush is truly stupid to think Turkey would do anything to help us hurt the Russians.

"In 2004, trade between Turkey and Russia was worth some $11 billion. By the end of August 2005, this figure reached almost $10 billion, and it is expected by both Moscow and Ankara to increase to $25 billion by 2007. Russia is Turkey's second-largest trading partner after Germany, while Turkey is Russia's 14th trade partner."
- LINK

This is such a bad idea... it's scary.

Oh dear God...

I agree.

Pelosi is making a massive mistake by acting like Nurse Ratchett for the US Legislature.

And this is coming from a guy who opposes the whole silly concept of drilling in the first place.

The least you could do is have a debate!

/rant

McCain is generally understood to be a war hero, and I think his service to the country deserves respect. But sadly, some believe this service somehow entitles him to be president over someone without it.

Most would think, given his distinguished career, that McCain would have the support of the military... but it doesn't seem to be the case:


I could be like Reaganite and flash a bunch of smilies and "lol"s... but what's the point? I've become dissapointed with Obama lately and am questioning my support for him, so my reason for posting this isn't partisan in nature.

I just think this speaks volumes about the situation we're in.

Comments?

I try not to look like one. It must be my adolescent angst.




P.S. I didn't know you lived in D.C.. I thought you were in Kansas too, for some reason...

I know, and I'm not debating the scale of what happened... I'm just amazed that the only peice of surveillance equipment that captured anything (aside from radars, maybe) was a crappy camera at the front gate.

It just doesn't make sense to me.

I'm not promoting an agenda or villifying anyone... I'm just pointing out something that doesn't quite add up.