On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:30:17 -0500, "El Puerco"
wrote:

Still, there is clearly something (matter) there that we can't see (dark).
What else should we call it?

The three most powerful words in Science are...

"I Don't Know"

Instead of throwing around terms like Dark Matter and/or Dark
Energy, simply say that you have no idea why things are happening the
way they are... and let other minds chew on the problem. Eventually,
someone will come up with a theory that's observable, verifiable, and
consistent with past observations.