Ol' Zell was right: BRING BACK DUELING.

[Enraged_Ape]

Does anyone think for a second that Bush would have backed the Shit Boat Liars, or pulled half of the crap that he's pulled, if he knew that there were even a slim chance that Kerry would challenge him to a round of .357 Magnums at dawn? Hell, McCain would have already planted the bastard years ago.

In the interests of societal propriety, I would settle for boxing gloves and three two-minute rounds.

[reprehensor]

1. Why not?

People wouldn't be so goddam mouthy.

Old Hickory carried a shot in his chest for half of his life after a duel. Coughed up blood now and then, but nobody insulted him or his wife lightly. Killed some other dude in another duel.

'Shot' would probably be better described as 1/2" diameter iron ball, something like that.

[reprehensor]

2. Plus...

Miller would have been long fuckin' dead by now.

[Enraged_Ape]

3. Old Hickory's protege Sam Houston shut a lot of people up...

just by SUGGESTING a duel might be in order. They knew he was essentially fearless and therefore one not to be fucked with.

The entire Republican attack machine would shut down in one night if dueling came back in vogue. People would be a lot more "civil".