[KellyB]

- If more kids were sent to boarding/boot camp schools, we would have less rowdy children committing public offenses. Instead of detention, public humiliation would be a nice deterrent, or even some day labor. (i.e. being forced to mow the school lawn with a butter knife). What we need is more parents taking responsibility for their children instead of pawning them off on someone else to take care. What we need is involved parental role models not retired military personnel raising our kids. What we need are parents that stop blaming society for the way their children turn out and to admit that they are too busy "finding themselves" or "climbing the corporate ladder" to properly raise kids.

- Stirrup pants and fanny packs should seriously be made illegal for everyday wear, not only are they potentially dangerous for catching on to things, it encourages slovenliness, and it should be abolished (hey, China made it illegal to wear pajamas on the street, it's not impossible). This is not really a political statement and while true, really should not be in a 2008 Presidential Race Forum. As really with most of the thread. I have no problem with everyone stating their opinions but the title of the thread is 2008 Presidential Race Forum. This might be more appropriate in general chit/chat.

- Very unrealistic, but wouldn't it be an interesting theoretical concept if presidential elections were "blind"? I mean that you couldn't see the candidate's face, you could only see what they wrote about specific issues. You wouldn't know anything about their gender or ethnicity. In a perfect world