Two More Things People Think But Won't Say

[David Sklansky]

1. Once it was shown that Iraq had no WMDs and Sadam wasn't helping terrorists, we don't care anymore. The fact that Sadam was a ruthless dictator who supressed rights and killed tens of thosands of innocents doesn't begin to make spending billions and losing thousands of Americans worth it. The issue isn't that we don't think the US should be the world's policeman imposing our values on others. That's actually fine. As long as we can pull that off cheaply. But if it isn't cheap, who cares about the plight of the Iraqi's?

2. As long as even a small fraction of woman suffer PMS to the point where it occasionaly affects their decisions, that one fact is highly relevant as far as voting for a woman president is concerned. At least until she is of the age that doctors agree the syndrome no longer occurs. If after taking the risk into account, someone wants to vote for her anyway, because she is otherwise so good, or the opponent is so bad, fine. But if the decison is close, no one can be faulted for voting against the woman even if the great majority are not affected by PMS. That might not be fair to woman in general but as a voter with kids who doesn't want an increased risk of war,it is perfectly fine for me to change my vote if a statistical, "unfair" fact is good reason to do so.

Again, how come nobody says this stuff?

[eurythmech]

2.I know you're impaired a la Americana, but you cannot be serious. Men are impaired because of their libido then?

[PairTheBoard]

I think you have the makings of a stand-up comedian. Or maybe a profesional wrestler. Or both.

PairTheBoard

[stinkypete]

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I think you have the makings of a stand-up comedian.

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with good delivery, this would be great material

[Gabe]

i'm pretty sure he stole this stuff from jackie mason's act.

[Chomp]

1. Correct

2. A woman president could bring with her a host of positive qualities that men simply don't exhibit - qualities that more than compensate for possible lapses during PMT.

Women police officers are now routinely sent to potentially (or actually) violent situations precisely becuase their intervention can calm a situation in a way policemen can't.

Similarly, women are techincally worse drivers than men due to their inferior sense of spatial relations. But they are paradoxically safer drivers because they are not as reckless or dangerous as men.

Finally, you could esily say that because men cannot stop thinking about sex, that presents an impediment to fully concentrating on their job. As we know, this has preceident.

PMT might be a small price to pay if other feminine qualities are present.

[AllinDan]

re: #1 - um, lol? how can you say nobody says this? A solid majority of the country wants us out of Iraq. Why? because it's not worth countless billions and thousands of american lives. In Northern CA where I live, I and many others have held this viewpoint for years. I'm surprised you fall victim to spin and propaganda that easily.

re: #2 - nobody says this because it doesn't matter. You can take it into account but realistically and logically PMS will never be more of a factor in differences btw candidates than issues, electability, personality. if it is, then fine, vote for the man.

[fluffpop62]

I spend the majority of my life fixing the impulsive things I do approximately three days a month. FWIW, as the ovaries alternate month by month which one releases an egg, the extremities of PMS can vary greatly-one month you'll get terrible cramps and be quite miserable, but the next month you could be physically fine and absolutely insane.

Fortunately most of my mistakes involve spending hours baking, doing my homework in advance, or signing up for too many volunteer projects. In conclusion, me for president!

[samster]

[1] For the same reason people spend $50k at a club in a single night or order $1,500 shots of whiskey. Because they can.

[2] As long as a woman can initiate a war over the course of three days, she can probably reverse the course of action over the next three weeks.

Am I being leveled?

[aejones]

I don't know David, but your point on number two is certainly taken very well. This is often overlooked and swept under the covers.