In a message dated 8/31/2004 2:04:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: By the 1980s, AS cells were literally curing a variety of cancers and other diseases This entire article can best be described as prolixious political claptrap. I'd love to see the specifics to back up the sentence above. The problem is that blind dogmatic concurrence is a hallmark of the conservative base (i.e "we are turning the corner with the economy" and other nonsensical untrue statements which are swallowed whole and regurgitated for the benenfit of those even less aware or more dogmatic). Of course the complaints against the conservative base lose some impact when portions of the liberal base are gauche enough to undress in the street wile their compatriot are lyingin the road in front of cars. What a world! What's a rational thinking person to do when the selection processs by which we select our leaders and thus the future course of our lives is so deficient as to leave us with only a "least worse" option to choose from. But then again, how to expect anything else in a country where the nightly news, doing nothing more than catering to the needs and (lack of) intellect of its audience, leads off with every rape, murder,molestation and traffic accident within 500 miles as a lead in to whatever slant on the political news the station espouses, Natinal Public Radio was a refuge maybe 10 years ago but since that time, every Israeli shell fired whether in anger or self defence hits a nursing Arab mother while every Arab pea shooter fired purely in self defence rattles harmlessly off Israeli armor. See I have my own hobby horses to ride. Ain't I allowed? Paul H. Lauer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn