Re: OT Barry lost in Iraq....

Uhh... no; you appeared to be writing (well, *trying* to write!), "That ain't going to set well with Americans' intellect."

Cathy

Americans' intellects (plural)

Hmmmm... yeah, probably. Depends, I think... is one thinking that there's a (one) standard intellect, or taking each American individually? I was thinking the first in the sentence Scott was trying to articulate - even though there's obviously no such thing!

Cathy

OTOH, my perception is that he's actually *in* the news more often - out there & more visible, giving him better odds - provided he doesn't make mistakes.

Cathy

It's close now in Minnesota, which I'm quite surprised about. All subject to change of course. None of these polls really mean too much until maybe October sometime.

I think it's clear that there are more than one intellect in this country, especially if, in this context, you think "mindset" has the same meaning. Just look around this newsgroup.

Yes it was quite large for my small RVN base we shared. We were cheering and Hank was playing country western. Yes you got it, LOL.

Setting aside politics for a sec, when a young person in the military away from home and has a visit by a VIP, it's really a special time for them. I'm glad they did have this opportunity, for many, maybe most, a once in a lifetime experience. God bless them all.

It was an apostrophe! ;-D

Other than that, I agree.

Cathy

;-)

You can write out "apostrophe" 25 times, & maybe "crap" another 25. ;-P

Heh. ;-) Sorry to disappoint...

Cathy

Come join us in the 21st century. No doubt their work areas are air conditioned.

You really need to look at some video of troops forced to attend a Bush visit.

Forced???

What is that picture supposed to prove? Soldiers standing and talking outside.....wow!

My last unit was a mobile desert unit. (Many units had to repaint their equipment to go to the Middle East. Our stuff was desert camoflage and ready to go 24/7.) All of our mobile work areas had A/C. And this was in the