Personally, I have not seen a single post in this thread where I feel that "tempers are flaring"...

Please, if you would, point me in the direction of some of the "tempers flaring" of which you speak...



You have as much right to your opinion as everyone else participating in this thread...and I, for one, most certainly do not view your post as being in the slightest disrespectful...



I would agree that the majority of Americans are extremely patriotic...

Personally, I think this is a good thing...

In their own way, the majority of Iraqis are also patriotic...although, perhaps, fanatical may be a more appropriate word...at least in my opinion...



You think "charisma" and "diplomacy" are the most important qualities for the President of the most powerful nation in the World?

I would submit that Bill Clinton had gobs and gobs of "charisma" and "diplomacy"...

Only trouble is, these came with some rather healthy doses of "lying", "cheating" and "deceit"...

There are many qualities that are desirable in a President...and many that are not. These must be weighed.



I will not address many of the points that you made...for the simple reason that I do not feel that I am sufficiently well informed to comment. On the issue of "healthcare", however, I do have something to say. Given a choice between the Canadian system of healthcare and the U.S. system, I'd take the U.S. system any day. Personally, I consider the healthcare system in the U.S. to be far superior to the Canadian system.

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