tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post1586136691527129024..comments2023-06-30T07:20:59.834-05:00Comments on Beyond Me: Leading the World... At One PercentJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-51324045561471481772008-03-04T02:18:00.000-06:002008-03-04T02:18:00.000-06:00This is unrelated, but I feel irresistibly compell...This is unrelated, but I feel irresistibly compelled to report whenever McCain demonstrates that he is evil and/or stupid:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/john-mccain-ent.html" REL="nofollow">John McCain rejects science.</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397974121751822684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-73972777595468131402008-02-29T16:16:00.000-06:002008-02-29T16:16:00.000-06:00I don't know how many people are in prison on disg...I don't know how many people are in prison on disgracefully unjust drug-related sentences, but I bet it's a lot.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397974121751822684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-60033589856776139672008-02-29T08:54:00.000-06:002008-02-29T08:54:00.000-06:00I think I agree with everything you are saying - a...I think I agree with everything you are saying - and I definitely wasn't attempting to make any claims that our legal system was inferior to any or all former Soviet Republics! <BR/><BR/>I was simply saying that this is a striking and surprising statistic that demands futher investigation into the root causes. I also observed that certain aspects of politics make it difficult to do this. No Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208662198827344349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275927829587510391.post-90776045119379398072008-02-28T16:58:00.000-06:002008-02-28T16:58:00.000-06:00I won't argue that such a statistic does not indic...I won't argue that such a statistic does not indicate a major problem in American society, but it is difficult to draw direct comparisons with other nations as our situation is quite unique.<BR/><BR/>Permit me briefly to flirt with the politically incorrect terminology of the Cold War era. To compare us with our fellow First World nations is not entirely fair; none of them has our combination ofUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397974121751822684noreply@blogger.com