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klorentz: we are all ruled by fear and ignorance. some of us are acting brave because we are afraid and some of us just don't know we're ignorant. in any case, we all agreed that you have to be crazy to go into politics. so, a positive crazy is one that can gain us some political advantage and at least be perceived as crazy by the rest of the world.

as for assumptions, i make two of them. first, we have more safeguards on our nukes than they show in the movies. second, anyone making it through our political campaigns, without self destructing, can probably hold it together for a few more years.

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kumayoriburu: that is a beautiful argument. i loved that positive/negative analogy and i agree with your assessment of the candidates. . however, my point was that the enemy has to believe you will pull the trigger, not that you will do it. in general, anyone running for office has got some kind of mental problem. we just have to elect the "positive" crazies.

i play tennis with an older, gentle looking, thai guy who was special forces in nam. in his broken english, he always tells me, "you look like killer." to which i respond, "yes, but you are killer." looks can be deceiving.

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mediapro: if we could bring back ronald reagan, we would. mccain and palin are the next best thing. sorry, but your friend doesn't understand politics, either. we don't just want a president that is crazy enough to nuke someone else, we need one. other countries have to believe that our president is at least as crazy as theirs. mutual deterence has more to do with the person holding the button than anything in the silo. i don't just need a s&w sign outside my house. burglars have to know when they look in my eyes, that i will pull the trigger.

oh, i know you probably think that this must be the rant of some right wing nut. actually, i'm a live and let live kind of guy. after college, i was a social worker in the murder capital of the world, gary indiana. after law school, i spent twenty years running a medical practice. i spent years walking the streets of manhattan and i've listened to people from all walks of life, from all around the world.

take it from me: you cannot negotiate with crazy people, my friend. much as you want them to act sane, there are lots of irrational whack jobs out there. the only thing keeping them in check is fear of running into someone crazier than they are.