CCME: You know I love ya, Brian ;). For anyone who doesn't know, Brian is probably the only person i've ever met who speaks faster than me (chuckle). You should hear us talk on the phone, like two chipmunks going at it.
I've been away most of the day and did not have a chance to read all the stuff that happened on the board until now. I sincerely hope that you will continue to post here now that you are no longer an Ass. Moderator, Brian.
We may have heated debates sometimes, but it is usually worthwhile IMO. Often I take a devils advocate viewpoint simply to get discussion going and to try to get a balanced debate (For example, I tend to agree with many of Brian's viewpoints with regards to the US and Europe structural problems and its repercussions on the investing landscape). If I simply said "Ditto" things would be boring ;)... Having discussions where varying types of viewpoints are aired is very worthwhile when things are not in crisis mode. One must always be willing to re-evaluate one's position in the face of a new convincing argument and the only way to accomplish that is to try to look at things from all sides.
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