[quote user="Dave Hanson"][quote user="Gibson Brown"]Love of our Creator, love of family, love of friends, and grasping why the ultimate gift one can pray for is world peace . Merry Christmas is not found in a store. Merry Christmas is found in the sparkling eyes of those we love. One can't purchase the true meaning of Christmas

[quote user="Marvin Foster"]I have long advocated that all young people (male and female) be required to serve two years of service to their country in the military, peace corps or some equivalent type of service. I advocate this, not because the country necessarily needs two years of their lives, but because of the good it does them in advancing

[quote user="Dave Hanson"]I regard war as serious, deadly, destructive, costly, horrible, and often unnecessary, not a glorious adventure or manly sport.[/quote]Yes, war is "often unnecessary," Dave, but that means that it sometimes is necessary. What makes a war necessary? What is the key factor that stamps "legitimate"

[quote user="Dave Hanson"]We had a long back-and-forth discussion of abortion many months ago. Do you really want to revisit that topic?[/quote]When the fish aren't biting I have to dig deep into my box of lures, Dave. (LOL) No, I don't want to distract us with a discussion about a topic that we beat to death many weeks back. I know

[quote user="Luanne Traud"] We enter the holiday shopping season with mixed reports on the economy and consumer confidence. Will you be spending more or less than in recent years? [/quote]Oh, much, much less this year. In past years I have used Christmas as an opportunity to upgrade Mrs Yearout's kitchen utensils, and I had hoped to buy

[quote user="Frederick Fuller"]I also think people just plain like war. In the movie Anzio Robert Mitchum's character, Ennis, tells General Carson (Robert Ryan) that he knows why men make war. "Because they like it," he says.[/quote]Frederick: Remember the scene from "Patton" where George C. Scott directs his aide to

[quote user="bobchristenson"]Where have all the panelists gone? long time passing. Where have all the panelists gone, long time ago. (sung to the tune of Where have all the flowers gone).[/quote]Hey, Bob. I'm sure you added the parenthetical explanation above for the younger panelists. Old dudes like Marvin, Linnie, and myself would have

[quote user="Gibson Brown"]I doubt I'll be first in line, but I'm heading for the "we agree with you on the mouth running thing" line, could be a long one.[/quote]Thanks, Gip -- The above line gave me a good chuckle. It's right up there with Dave's "I am determined to stay active in our panel discussions as long

[quote user="Nick Prout"]In a way, I wish this topic had come up next week as the circus gets better with each passing day, but (to quote Paula Abdul) it is what it is. [/quote]I don't suppose there's anything to keep us from coming back and continuing the discussion in the weeks ahead, but we'll more likely get distracted by other

Okay, I'm back. Note to self: In the future, do not attempt to sneak up on Mrs Yearout whilst she is holding the metal tube of the vacuum cleaner hose. She claims it was just her startle reflex, but my shin is no less bruised for her explanation.[quote user="charles osterhoudt"]While we know that many of those already release have reconnected