We know animal hormones increase animal weight but continue to assume they don't produce a similar effect in people? Are we intentionally being ignorant now about GM food? The problem is that we just don't know because if we looked, we'd have to admit that maybe what we assumed was safe like we did with smoking in the 50's is really a killer. GM food might be safe but until it's proven, we should be very careful encouraging putting this into the environment. To a liberal this makes sense but they're also the same people who continue to push material changes to society (read gay marriage) without the same rigor to understand it's long term impact.

The issue of GM food products is more complicated than Dennis suggests. We know that golden rice has more vitamin A because we're measuring for it. We don't know the long term impact. It's simplistic to say Americans are obese because of a lack of exercise. Maybe it has something to do with corporate farming methods using hormones that get into the food supply. We know this is a contributory factor in antibiotic effectiveness but somehow it's ridiculous to assume the same thing for animal growth hormones.

Maintaining our own defenses doesn't take the largest defense budget in the world. We don't need to maintain bases around the world. How about if we simply go back to the Jeffersonian approach to the world. MIND OUR OWN BUSINESS!

And the real threat is a government run amok. Freedoms are being taken from us one piece at a time and most people don't appear to even care. Now THAT's a real threat.

THAT is a key point to remember. Unlike the Russians who are wise enough not to want to be destroyed, the Iranian government mindset is very different That said, like North Korea, their a one trick pony with limited resources and even less capability. Once we move away from the boogie man hysteria, their actual damage capability is limited.

I've been married to the same woman for over 30 years and have 8 kids, some of which are adopted. Also have 11 grandchildren and if it makes any difference, NONE are illegitimate!

I think John5507 was talking about the economy. And if you checked, you'd find there is a lot of truth in that statement. The economy does typically do better under democrats than republicans. Only question I would have is why? The "D" take our money for their special interest groups while the "R"s do essentially the same thing. Either way, we get screwed and treated like the slaves we have become.

When I was a kid in grade school the only "nuts" were the John Birch Society and their constant push to get out of the UN. Apparently they were right

Don't say which part wasn't accurate or at the very least plausible given the liberal mindset.

Actually, Thomas Jefferson was the 1st one to suggest armed insurrection against a government run amok is a good thing. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson