While I don't necessarily agree with Neyer's position, McGwire's sounds like someone who just wants to make noise about something. A story going around that Nostradamus predicted the attacks turns out to be an urban legend . And here's another debunking of the issue. I think that this shows that Robertson is a hateful little man who blindly lashes out at things he doesn't like or understand. Anyone who actually agrees with Robertson's claptrap should have their head examined.
Few people deserve it more.
I'd have respect for his position if he were pushing the reasonable and simpler viewpoint that a financial disadvantage can be overcome through canny management, but the Prospectus staff's steadfast refusal to address the fact that the Yankees can compete every single year while many other teams can't is fundamentally unfair frustrates me. An Afghan-American writes about the tragedy of Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban. Powerful stuff, and a pretty good argument against just bombing the country to blazes. I don't always appreciate Moore's writing, but I usually agree with his positions. In Defense of Freedom is a document signed by a large group of people in the wake of last week's attacks.