Len Lekx ) wrote:
: On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:54:35 +0000 (UTC),
: (Eric Chomko) wrote:

: : So are you liberal Democrats... as long as the taxes go to your pet
: : projects, or the tax breaks come from somebody elses'. ;-)
: Your pet project is the DOD. You should care about public eduaction as
: much as the Army does about training.

: Matter of fact, I DO think that the government has a responsibility
: to defend its' citizens. Educating the citizenry is also a function
: of government, but it's a different branch. My *municipal* taxes
: (property taxes...) go to pay for education subsidies, while my
: federal taxes go to defense.

: : With enough of my hard-earned money remaining in my pocketbook, I
: : can worry about my OWN health - thank you very much.
: Or lack thereof. We'll outlive you out of shape SOBs...

: And what makes you think I'm out of shape, simply because I want to
: take care of my own health-care needs? FYI I do construction work,
: therefore I walk several miles a day... often carrying bundles of
: steel pipe on my shoulders. I may not have the 'six-pack abs' that
: seem to be the current rage, but I'm also not going to have a heart
: attack after climbing a few flights of stairs.

Well good. We need more folks like you. A wise man once said, "I'm no hod
carrier. But I have the body of a hod carrier. I don't look like I have
carried the hod, I look like one that CAN carry the hod."

: And if the only argument you can provide is a personal attack (that
: happens to be unfounded...) then please take some sage advice my
: parents taught me. "If you can't say anything nice, then don't say
: anything at all."

Geez, I'm not resorting to ad hominem. I like the blue collar types. I
respect them. I am one of them in spirit and in build. And I will never
hold you or them in a place of contempt or underneath me based upon some
belief.

Eric