To: stockman_scott who wrote (150008 ) 10/30/2004 7:11:08 PM From: Jim Willie CB Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 281500 Osama message emphasizes the failure to capture him that is 75-80% of the impact effect imho the other 25-30% is that we are still under threat however, the lousy economy trumps all security bullshit topics as with marketing research, poll respondents are poor spokesmen for what is important to them that is a real paradox statement so I will repeat it if you ask somebody what is important, they can say something give it little credence if you ask a number of critical questions, then use statistical methods which correlate answers, you will find the real important factors in my years of marketing research, it was continually amazing how factors of derived importance overshadowed self-stated factors sure, statistics can be made to lie I have heard all the crappola for years I am a statistical analyst if you lie with the German language, does that discredit German? if you lie with carpenty facts, does that discredit carpentry? no no, it discredits the liar you can lie with nuclear physics also, but try sticking your face in a nuclear reaction with working rods, and it will burn you to a quick death stat methods can properly discern what is important all day long, goomba vulnerable Americans can sing and shout about security security security, but at the end of the day they worry about feeding their families, paying their bills, and wondering how secure their next paycheck is the economy has been ignored by Bushy, the Idiot Prince to his own political demise it will be nice to see this charlatan moron lying vicious smear monger liberty killer puppet on a string sitting on the sidelines with an undeserved federal pension for years to come prediction: in 10 years, we will mock the little Bushy in the press & media his future life will be a mockery with stupid quotes, outright assaults on liberty, poor reflections on elder ex-presidents, opportunist business dealings, quasi-corruption, etc where is the TRUTH527 funded TV ad with Bushy waving pompoms as a Yale cheerleader ??? Kerry missed a great opportunity with that one <G> / jim