[Superman]

The opening post on this thread is either enormously funny, or sadly misguided. If Jack is a comedian, then great. But if he was serious, he needs to look further. I am a 48 year-old whose political leanings are decidedly liberal (or at least I have made most of you think I am), and there are few people who would suggest I have an intelligence or wisdom problem. I used to be conservative.

Here is a clue Jack, in case you are not a comedian. At first the conservative view, at least the notion that commerce and deregulation solve all ills, seems to have some savvy economics behind it, and beats the heck out of what appears to be an oversimplified liberal view. But upon further review, the conservative theory becomes the oversimplification, and the liberal view becomes the long-range permanent fix. Now if you're not a comedian, you probably are curious about what I just said. Not a good position for arrogance.