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I got a response from my CL post for essay editing services, and received a reply from a gentleman who claims to need articles for orphanages, an article a week for $250. Another response offered $350 for two articles per week. Has anyone gotten offers like this, and how did they work out. Is it a known scam. So far the only personal information he's asked for is my name, address, and phone number.

This is the crux of the immigration debate. I want a simple yes or no answer, followed by a rational explanation of why you hold that position. Please keep your knee-jerk responses to yourselves, both right and left.

When the Republicans show any sign of following a conservative philosophy, media pundits start warning that they had better take a more moderate position or risk destruction or irrelevancy. However, the media has nothing to say when the Democrats take a far-left position. Shouldn't moderation be a virtue for both parties?

The ACLU is famous for protecting the privacy rights of terrorists, drug dealers, and child molesters. Why is it, then, that they do not oppose the routine violation of taxpayers' privacy rights by the IRS on an annual basis. Will they challenge the new powers of the IRS provided in the health care reform bill?

Most scientists extoll Galileo's staunch rejection of Ptolemy's astronomy as an example of heroic free-thinking. Why is it then, that anyone who even considers questioning the infallibility of Darwin or Gore is immediately branded a thought criminal or (worse) an ignorant fundamentalist hick? Is there a fundamental inconsistency here?

For centuries, the selling of Papal Indulgences was a major fund-raising endeavor for the Roman Catholic church. For a large fee, the wealthy could buy their way into heaven. The Pardoner was one of Chaucer's most vivid portraits of corruption, and indulgences were a major catalyst for Martin Luther's 95 Theses. Are environmentalists undermining the legitimacy and integrity of their own movement by promoting the sale and transfer of carbon offsets?

Please keep in mind that Green and Democrat are not options. I am still staunchly conservative. I am looking for fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, border control, and a firmly pro-life social platform.

Imagine that Geekdom were a panthon of gods and goddesses. Who would be the Zeus or Odin of said pantheon? Who is the ruler of all nerds? Opinionated answers only, please.

I am a staunch conservative who has been increasingly dissatisfied with the Republican Party. My conservative convictions have not changed in the slightest, and my dissatisfaction comes from the Republican failures to act according to conservative principles. Obviously, I disagree with all of the Democratic candidates on most issues. Can anyone tell me of a third-party conservative candidate who has the experience and character to be president in 2008?