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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (313024)	11/29/2006 6:58:41 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572209

Yes, exactly. We all know that being fat is bad for you, but we all disagree as to the best methodology to staying skinny. We all agree that high earth temperatures have a wide range of bad consequences, but we all disagree on what is causing global warming and what to do about it. I wish we could all at least agree to do something about it now, though. It seems that there are still a bunch of people that think we should do nothing. I think that stems from a failure of leadership. Bush thinks we should do nothing only because the energy and car companies have pressured the hell out of him to do nothing, and at heart he doesn't like to do anything that will harm big oil. As a result, millions of Bush backing Americans have turned off their thinking caps and decided that if Bush says we don't need to do anything, then he must be right. That is what concerns me most. If we had a different leader, who was willing to do something and could articulate the reasons why that is important (economy, national security, environment), then many more millions of Americans would make that their default position. That is why leadership is so damn important. They influence by default based on their explicit authority.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (313024)	12/3/2006 2:58:13 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572209

I like your metaphor of the human body, by the way. Biologists can't even agree on the best way to lose weight. It used to be high carb, low fat, low sodium, low cholesterol. Then came low carb, high fat, i.e. Atkins. Then came South Beach. Heck, even cholesterol got divided up into HDL and LDL, while fats got divided up into saturated, polyunsaturated, and trans-fat. I remember when egg yolks were bad. Now it turns out they're OK. How about red food dye? You get the idea. I don't think they agree because all of them are ways to lose weight. I think the effectiveness of each one varies from person to person. Of course, the best way for all types is reduced caloric intake and increased exercise. Works nearly every time. ;-)