One of my best friend preaches the evils of government all the time. The man is a solid very liberal Democrat talking about the evil of government. And - he does not even care in the least for Obama...

I'd love to blame his tenaciousness on his use of mind altering substances - but the guy doesn't even drink water if it's near an open bottle of liquor. And to make matter worse - he's an attorney which greatly improves his arguing skills. The most painful trip in my life was when we drove from Chicago to Indianapolis and talked extensively about his theories.

The problem is, though - there's no argument that things need to change. But - I don't think there's any real way to map out a strategy that will satisfy all. Perhaps it will take some minor "tweeking" - or perhaps a fairly significant overhaul. But - to toss the baby out with the bath water? I don't think so...

The crux of the problem with conspiracy theorists - they totally buy into a concept that truly is on the fringe of logical thinking. Much of what they put forward is feasible - most of it is unlikely. You can argue that eating mash potatoes will cause criminal behavior - you can show statistics that bear out your theory - but, the theory is absolutely ridiculous.

I think the issue is - they'd really like for just ONE person to buy into what they believe to validate for themselves they're not crazy. But - it is that craziness that sets them apart from anyone that would buy into their theory.