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I'll re-iterate my prediction from much earlier this year: John Kerry will lose the election big and be thought of in the same league as Walter Mondale and Micheal Dukakis.

Gas is always best but you might be able to find flux core stainless wire.

Guys, what we watched wasn't a debate at all. It was co-ordinated campaign sound bites and a person's (or media's) perception of the winner is completely dependent on their bias before this event. If you check the Iowa Election Market it shows only a mild dip for GWB and an equally mild bump for JFK. Both results were predicted. http://iemweb.biz.uiowa.edu/graphs/graph_Pres04_WTA.cfm I actually enjoyed watching the post debate spin and spent a lot of time comparing CNN's (Wolf Blitzer) analysis and Fox's (Britt Hume) analysis. As expected, each network spun the analysis per what their bias was before the event. Wolf Blitzer was completely befuddled and had the "deer in the headlights" look when the Mike McCurry feed failed and Wolf didn't have a counter to what Karen Hughes spun from the Bush camp. IMHO... Bush started out strong during the first half but struggled at the end. Kerry appeared nervous and rushed at the start but settled down and became more "Presidential" as the event finished. I think both of their closing statements were good but the "content" of what GWB and JFK said was just a rehash of existing campaign statements. It added nothing. Unfortunately for Kerry, I'm willing to bet most folks watched the first 1/2 hour and then switched over to football.

Bzzzzztttttt! Wrong answer (and my post was wrong too). We are both a victim of ACLU and media spin:

A more fundamental question: Is your roll cage for racing or for show? If its for racing, many sactioning bodies (SCCA, NASA, NHRA) frown on (but don't disallow) powder coating. The reason is that it hides weld and tubing imperfections, makes tubing wall thickness checks more difficult, and makes tech inspection less accurate. You'll just have to do more with the tech inspector to "prove" your bar is legal for the racing series you want to compete it.

Actually, I didn't say that I supported a pre-emptive strike in Iran at any point in this thread. I started this thread to get the discussion going but I had yet to state an opinion (except for the lack of Arab leadership). IMHO... the US and Europe should support the Iranian students and the Iranian opposition publically, financially, and with whatever other resources they might need. But, this strategy often backfires so its a very risky one.

Yes and maybe. But why not just buy a small (2 lb) spool of stainless wire in the same diameter as what you're using now? You can also weld the whole dang thing together yourself using stainless wire in your MIG welder. You'll probably have to turn the power down a bit from what you'ld normally use for steel. Get some extra stainless tubing and practice before welding on the real part. I don't know what size stainless tubing you're looking for. I have a few scrap lengths of 1.250" OD .063" wall 304 stainless tube lying around that I can sell for $1 a foot plus shipping.

Absolutely. That's one way to gain resepct and Iraq has tried that repeatedly. Its a very traditional way of gaining resect in the middle east and you're probably 100% correct in assuming that's exactly what the Mullahs in Iran are doing. But, that's a street gang way to respect. My hope is that an Arab country stands up and says, "Islam is not about murder and terrorism. We do not support and will actively hunt down and bring to justice anyone in our country who advocates or commits terrorism in the name of Islam." A statement like that from an Arab country FOLLOWED by real, public action would establish that Arab country as a courageous leader in the eyes of the reast of the world. Unfortunately, we get wimpy monarchies that may say the above in private but publicly encourage the teaching of Wahhabism, privately fund terrorist organizations, and provide sanctuary.

A money quote! Unless and until an Arab nation (or group of nations) get's it collective act together politically, the middle east (with its oil resource) will always be a ripe target for powerful nations. Arab nations have to grow up and stop acting like victims of imperialism (even though it happened in their past) and start assuming the role of leaders of people and Islam. Every country on this planet has been a victim of imperialism at one (or many) points in their history. Arab nations are not unique in this but they are unique in making the "victim of imperialism" a critical part of their identity. In other words, Arab nations need to earn respect from more powerful nations based on words and deeds. Relying on "victimhood" just makes you another target.

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You received a lot of correct answers to your original post. Re-posting here won't change those answers.

For a basically stock internals engine (cam, pistons, etc.) there's no difference. Purchase the header that you feel looks the best and fits the best.

Expand on this problem. Maybe I can help.

Read in the paper today that a Federal judge has tossed out a "secret search" provision of the PA that allowed Homeland Security to demand information from ISPs and phone companies and then require both to never disclose the search to their customers.

I'm probably one of only 5 people that have actually read the 9/11 Commission Report and I just finally finshed reading the NOTES section. In there I found the following: Note 55 - Discusses an Afghanistan meeting in May 1996 between Osama Bin Laden (OBM) and the head of the Iraqi intelligence service and an Iraqi intelligence service bomb making expert. The bomb making expert supposedly remained behind until September 1996 at OBL's request to train Al-Queda operatives. There is some concern about the authenticity of these reports but these concerns weren't aired until May 2003. Notes 74, 75: Both note intelligence reports about OBL's efforts to gaint he support of Iraq and Iraq's efforts to provide support to Al-Queda. Nothing is said regarding the veracity of these reports and they are no efforts to discredit them. Note 76: Discusses 1999 intelligence reports that tie Ansar al-Islam (Zarquari) to Al Queda traiing camps in Northeastern Iraq. These reports were refuted in March 2003 and recanted by the intelligence sources under additional interrogation in February 2004. Two captured senior Al Queda sources (KSM and Zubaydah) denied in late 2003 that there was any connection between Al Queda and Iraq. So, in hindsight, it looks like the connection between Iraq and Al Queda didn't really exist. But, if you look at the intelligence as of February 2003, there's a lot of information that indicates contacts between Al Queda and Iraq. I have to still stick with the decision that was made in early 2003. Based on the information that was available at that time the connections between Iraq and Al Queda appeared to exist and were a valid justification for going to war.

I'm not sure where you're getting the information that Iran is NOT enriching uranium. http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3193020 EDIT: Some kind of enrichment is needed to get the U235 percentages around 5%, which is what most modern nuclear power plants require. So, I guess the real question is what Pop said above, are they enriching beyond the 5% used for US Style power plants?

Man, no one does. Its a problem that doesn't have a 100% solution - even Nazi Germany during WW2 had porouse (sp?) borders. We can do better but, ultimately, it comes down to how much money we are willing to spend. And with all the hand wringing over our budget deficit where are we going to find another few billion dollars. But, back to the TOPIC you digressive goofs! What about Iran?

And now, for something completely different... A reasonable summary of what we face: http://belmontclub.blogspot.com/2004/09/closing-door-caroline-glick-argues-in.html Something has to be done because we are threatened (remember the suitcase nuclear bomb) and the Iranians have painted the word "Jerusalem" on the missles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Diplomacy? Strike? Invasion? Do we let Irsael do the dirty work? Do we all hold hands sitting under a pyramid and let our positive energy protect us?

Generally you don't want a chrome rollcage. Unless the chroming process is very well controlled, you stand a chance of having something called "Hydrogen Embittlement" occur which makes the roll cage more brittle.

FYI... these are two Iraqi blogs I read to get an idea of what's happening in that country: http://hammorabi.blogspot.com http://healingiraq.blogspot.com

Thanks Heavy! Some thought behind an arguement! I agree that the WMD justification has turned out to be a non-sequitor. Although Franch, Russia, Britian, and our own CIA (Tennant's "Slam Dunk" statement) all said there were WMDs in Iraq, it turns out the they never existed or have been moved. You'll probably see some contrition from GWB on this topic soon. You're already seeing it from Tony Blair: http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour2004/story/0,14991,1312954,00.html But, he does make a good point: So, given that statement and the original point of this thread, do you (any of you) think we should stay in Iraq or should we pull out?

And why I'm not going to respond to these kind of arguements anymore.

My head hurts and I want to scream. Please, someone, anyone, cite facts, articles, anything to add some thought and logic to these counter arguements. Read what Bush said. Read the NSS of 2002. Both state that the US will go after terrorists who perform direct attacks and nations/states that both directly and indirectly support terrorists. As I've cited before in this thread, Iraq has supported terrorists with training bases, resources, and funding. I don't know how much clearer I can be in my statements or the references I cite. The Bush doctrine (as formalized in NSS 2002) is a doctrine of pre-emption. Its a complete change from our decades long reliance on deterrence and containment that started with George Kennan's "Sources of Soviet Conduct" letter from the Soviet Union back in 1946: http://www.historyguide.org/europe/kennan.html. Unfortunately, many people think that containment and deterrence still works in 2004. What they forget is that terrorists don't fear nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons themselves are basically un-usable against any nation/state (as we learned from the Cold War). Please, please, please read some history and do some research.

I can only speak to the various road racing sanctioning bodies. For pretty much any 240/260/280 (unless the weights get above 2,800 lbs) 1.5" OD .120" wall tubing meets all the requirements. You can go with 1.75" OD .095" wall if you're using 4130 tubing but you better have hardcopies of the certifications when you tech the car. If ou can get the empty vehicle weight under 2,400 lbs. you can go with 1.5" .095 wall DOM, at least based on my SCCA 2003 GCR.

No, its owed, primarily, to Treasury Bond and T-Bill holders - of which I'm one. Now, I agree that large holders of T-Bonds/Bills are institutions which wield influence in their ability to affect the T-Bond/Bill market via buying and selling. But, the market works in that the influence is wielded for the benefit of the bond/bill holders (the profit motive thing). I do my best to time the market to my advantage. I also do my best to influence the market, but my influence is below any possible measurement threshhold.