Recent content by russel4339

Don't know much about the Baptists, do ya? When was the last time a Baptist blew up subway station? Were there any Baptist suicide bomebers? I doubt you could have found a Baptist minsiter who preached for the destruction of the US goverment and putting a radical, Baptist led coalition in its...

Actually, Bush never said he would fire the person. He said "the situation will be dealt with". This can mean many things depending upon the what facts are overturned.

Actually, you are totally incorrect. About 200,000 people were killed in dropping of the two bombs. If the Japanese hadn't surrenedered at that time, the US and allies would have had to invade Japan. The estimates for the number of casualties were about 1 million allied service men. This...

You are right, I agree - everything is about money and security. I agree. If we were 100% energy dependent, we would probably never have to bother with that area again - until they started trying to kill each other like in Somalia or Bosnia were we have shed blood to keep muslims alive. As...

Yeah, but what the hell, we can afford it, we're America..... P.S. - Terrorism isn't about oil. If the US went 100% nuclear energy tomorrow, they would still want to blow us up. One point we do agree on, though - SUVs are butt ugly. They sure are great in the snow, though...

The reporters aren't on trial. They are going to jail for contempt of court for refusing to answer the grand juries questions on where they recevied their information. So far, of the two, one did say where he recieved the information from. The other went to jail this week. Also, in order to...

Additional Prauge Info I spent some time in Prague last year - I have to agree. It is a great city for fun. There are a variety of clubs over there that have rooms in the back. A good selection of women also. You find a lot of Russian and Ukranian women over there that speak pretty good...

I'm an American... just to let you know, I am not offended by this thread - some of it is damn funny. America has problems - but we typically do find ways to overcome them. 10 of my favorite things: 1. Newport, RI - what a beautiful city 2. Playing baseball - terrible to watch, great to...

Thanks! Damn! I have been out of the office since I posed question. Who would have thought such a simple question could have generated such a great amount of replies. I would like to thank all contributors. I have some great ideas on how and where to exchange my cash! Regards, C.

I will be coming to the Seattle/Vancouver area at the end of the month for start of a very extended, work related stay. I have a question regarding the currency of choice. I will be paid in $US. However, I plan to spend most of my free time enjoying the lovely ladies of Vancouver/Victoria...