<p>Idealist? That’s what has made America great. I saw a show the other day where the analyst [oops, he had an opinion] thougt one of the problems w/ today’s world is that many foreigners see American efforts today as not reflecting American idealism. How can the greatest country ever, for example, run torture houses and prisons such as Guantanamo where some are kept despite knowledge they pose not “terroristic threat.”</p>
<p>Healthy skepticism of government? You don’t have this? I would be more frightened of those who don’t have a healthy dose of governmental skepticism than those that do. </p>
<p>Unhealthy sense of moral superiority? Okay, I agree this is a problem; but, it sounds more of conservatives tyring to direct the personal lives of others rather than liberal journalists.</p>
<p>Solving differential equations? Okay, once again, I give. In fact, I suspect that about 99.9% of the American population would not be able to solve such a problem . . . even if their lives were dependent on such a task. I could not.</p>
<p>The national media is, probably, more liberal than the average American. Does this mean, because they are liberal, you don’t think they can do an honest job of reporting the news? Does that mean conservative soldires can’t be expected to be honest about their responsibilities handling nuclear weapons?</p>
<p>Look at Zaphod’s response, [the only reality is the one he espouses] he is no different than those that took the survey. No different than those he criticizes. As long as you are writing something in a way that he can agree with, you are okay. Disagree with his perspective of the “truth” and you are simply wrong. No different than liberal wackos that think animals are entitled to the same rights as humans and you are simly nuts for disagreeing.</p>
<p>I hope that his current outlook on life, government, media, etc. is not a product of his USNA education. I would hope that young minds at the Academies are not being shaped and narrowed such that they cannot appreciate a different perspective.</p>
<p>Shogun: Unfortunately, the extreme ends of the Republican [and the Democaratic] party have no use for mindless, shifless, moderate twits such as you and me. I believe the epithet is RINO for anybody that suggests other than the party line.</p>