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...that Belichick was the reason for Parcells’ success is just absurd. Parcells grew up a defensive coach. So it’s pointless to make the argument that it was Belichick’s defenses that made Parcells great—because they were Parcells’ defenses more so than Belichick?...
...would have to say yes, but slowly, as all good recoveries take time. To ask regularly about a slow-moving economy, be it moving up or down, is inches from a rhetorical question. It can move up for some, down for others, and debates can become pointless. David Stiefel Grand Ledge, Mich...
...with North Korea would cost $1 trillion and 1 million lives. It is false and pointless to say that we will not negotiate with rogue states. We have no choice but to pay up. John Field Dorrington, Calif...
...fashion, seeks to lend support to the Federal Marriage Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment which would prevent states from offering civil marriage to same-sex couples. The administration may feel that it cannot openly rubber-stamp such a controversial proposal, but it continues to encourage the religious right with pointless proclamations. Bush vacantly declares that “We must continue our work to create a compassionate, welcoming society, where all people are treated with dignity and respect,” but he characteristically fails to include that dignity and respect should also extend to those who wish to marry...
...second suggesting that students should be exposed to less history, literature or science in exchange for learning a language. Learning a foreign language, however, should be viewed as just as important as any of those areas of academic pursuit, and not, as many now see it, as merely a pointless relic of Harvard’s days as an aristocratic finishing school...