I'm not blowing you off, just been really busy. I still think this site's the best, but I can't make any online group my entire life. We all have to prioritize.

I'm not gonna compromise my pseudonymity needlessly by going into my personal life. Before 9/11 it was just a game, but now I'm thinking there are some real loonies out there who will escalate verbal conflict to actual harm if they can. The exercise of free speech is always a risk, and I try to manage my risks. Of course there's no such thing as permanent anonymity, but why hasten the day?

The reason I mostly just link to other articles is twofold: one, it amounts to footnotes citing my basis for my position. Two, in the case of links to editorials, it's more efficient than writing my own editorial. In the future, I may spell out my own positions in editorials more often. But I won't stop linking to other places on the Web to back up what I say. That's what the Web is for. It's the power of hypertext.

I tend to be brief because my spare time comes in small packages.

Kerry does have a real chance of beating Bush, but it won't be easy. Dubya's a real fighter, and he knows something about political strategy. If Bush screws up, Kerry will win, and [link|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/fhlm.html|the world will be poorer for it.] Edwards would be a bit less harmful to civilization than Kerry, but he's the long shot now.

The Democrat primary is all about beating Bush at any cost. They'll sell humanity down the river to do it. Only Lieberman was entirely above this.

It's Democrat envy against Bush determination. It's going to be interesting. Expect to learn a lot more about military records and Vietnam PoWs in the months to come.