----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian & Barbara Mommsen" <Brian@Omega55.com>
To: "Debra Gores" <dandgores@msn.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: suspicions confirmed

This email was a reply to one sent to Don after I stated that President Bush is the least capable and least intelligent President in the past 100 years - confirmed by publication of his IQ terst score.

> >Don: "Nice stats but untell they are able to measure our 'common sense quotient' I will
> >continue to distrust IQ tests as a measure of applying knowledge."
> >
>
> --
> BRM: All IQ tests are biased. If you looked close at the standards used
> on this one it is definitely a bunch of effete intellectual snobs
> that put it together. Oops - there I go talking like one of them!
> Forgive me! It has been my experience that a lot of well educated
> people and politicians alike have no real practical knowledge of how
> the world really works - at any level (organic or artificial), nor,
> as you say, do they have any common sense. It is this fundamental
> flaw they have that has helped perpetuate so many idiotic 'wars' that
> are going on today, like:

'war on drugs' - it is a medical problem, made into a criminal
> problem by the politicians & those who legally profit from the 'war'.

> 'war on poverty' - it is a cultural problem, made into a 'pork
> barrel' problem by everyone that profits from bloated bureacracy and contract kickbacks

'war on cancer' - billions of tax dollars resulting in what?

> 'war on terrorism' - it is an idealism problem, not a 'terrorist
> network' problem - big political & financial profits in this on all
> sides
>
> Looks like "Follow the money" approach in studing the effectiveness of any of these wars will show that there is no real incentive to win by those intrusted to fund and carry the fight!
>
> The public is manipulated with these 'war cries' - they can not see
> that the people with the 'problem' and the people selected to 'solve
> the problem' have some things in common - either no 'common sense' or
> distorted self interest, or both. "Common sense' and 'practical' has
> no real weight in their vocabulary - they live by the "the ends
> justifies the means" credo.
>
> As long as we have leadership drawn from the group above we will have
> environmentalists and politicians that deliver the exact opposite of
> what they claim to stand for or promise to deliver. Jefferson &
> Washington were farmers - farmers have lots of common sense and a
> practical approach to problem solving. The shift to college
> professors and lawyers for social and political leadership - maybe
> that is where we went wrong. Just getting rid of them is not the
> solution - I've been to Cambodia and seen the results of such a
> purge. Ha!
>
> Maybe the root of 'common sense' is to be aware of, but ignore, the
> folly of those who take politics and religion serious. If you are
> lucky enough (have enough common sense) to find a place where that is
> possible, then you can get on to the really important stuff - like
> enjoying your life!
>
Don: I agree as to some stupid wars. I think war on victimless crime a waste of
time and money.

war on drugs-let them have it.

war on prostitution (been a long war eh?) let them have it

we now have felony spitting.

we have felony this and that.

One of those great men said the best government was the least government.
Jefferson?

war on seat belts.

war on no helmets.

gets dumber all the time eh what?

felony voyeurism ???

what next?