CB> I don't recognize your name - I have been ducking in and out of this 
 CB> echo for probably close to ten years, so you may have been involved 
 CB> for a while and know the score, or you may be a newbie.  My point 
Thanks.  I just pulled in this echo on my BBS.  It sounded interesting.
 CB> being that Matt, a cynical collections lawyer from North Carolina, 
 CB> uses this forum to sharpen his lawyering skills.  He argues much the 
 CB> way a lawyer trying a case would argue - misdirection, obfuscation, 
 CB> and casting of doubt - all designed to cause a judge or jury to rule 
 CB> in his favor out of a sense of confusion.  It's not unusual for Matt 
 CB> to provide made-up information or for him to try to try extrapolate 
 CB> data to a level not warranted by logic.  Matt *never* offers any 
 CB> positive suggestions, he only likes to look for the weakness in any 
 CB> position and try to open a hole in the logic - it is seldom worth 
 CB> the time to try to debate with him.
Interesting.  Thanks for the tip.
 CB> I, too, am glad for the national debate on education.  I don't agree 
 CB> with all of it, but at least education has been placed near the top 
 CB> of the priority list, where it belongs.  As far as grade elevation, 
 CB> it simply won't be possible with the new standards and mastery tests 
 CB> being developed in 35 of the 50 states.
I think one of Clinton's strongest points is his call for debate and 
discussion on many issues.  I really believe that he opens up some issues 
with an open mind - at least it seems so to me.
I hope much comes from this particular debate.
 CB> Glad to meet you ;-)
Likewise.
GK
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