response 6 of 293:

Dec 2 14:40 UTC 2003

Safire doesn't take a stand.  He dances around some of the various 
issues but he doesn't give his view.  He says he wants to see local 
communities discuss the issue and decide what they think.  He can 
neither encourage that nor stop it.  They do it all the time.  Nice 
that it gives him some warm fuzzies to see it occurring.  I guess.