Ok, if that was THAT offensive, my apologies. It was a question and a chance to explain yourself - NOT calling you one, but I suppose I understand why you would feel offended. (Side note: the irony of a tightass being offended about being called a tightass cannot be ignored - general statement, NOT about Todd) Ok, so you're smarter than me? Are you sure? I would venture to think that your life experience is drastically different than mine, so I don't know how you plan on defending that statement. Where does the bar start? Are we discussing thermodynamics or electromagnetic field theory, or some topic that may play to a strength of yours? Facts are facts. There are FACTS on Kos and HuffPo regardless of the slant they put on them. So, you filter out the slant and draw your own conclusions, but you can't argue an unedited statement made by a congressperson caught on video... You don't have a engineering degree to understand a battery, you don't have to be a plumber to understand how to unclog a drain, you don't have to be a vet to know you don't kick puppies.... I've observed and talked to enough parents to have an educated opinion on them - even if I don't have my own. So, you can shelter your kids as much as you want, but they'll eventually have to deal with the harsh reality of the world, not Todd-reality - and your pro-censorship approach will leave them vastly unprepared in problem-solving and conflict resolution skills. I'm just trying to gain understanding.