Royal Balby? Gag. That baby is the spawn of what can best be described as two criminal families. The Clintons and the Mezvinskys. On the one side crimes not prosecuted, and on the other side,guilty verdict. How the press gets "Royal" out of two crime families is beyond me. Are they really that jaded, or just stupid? Chelsea is an entitled political parasite. The couple is living off the ill gotten gains of criminal activity, at least by most people's definition. I am sure the child will be used to help humanize the mostly hard lined HIllary to help her in her run for president.

wow. I'm stealing that line. just kidding ;)

The most demonic currency of all isn´t raw oil, gold, diamonds or gems. It´s blood, still is and always will be.

I agree we need to look squarely at them. :) But there are plenty of super talented individuals who choose to be grifters. Plenty low IQ ndividuals who choose to be honest and forthright. Integrity as a gene I don't buy-but I'll listen..

WOW! Okay another point for a good point.

What did he say? Why not off with their heads? They weren't using them anyway.

If there was a God, the Clinton’s would be granted the opportunity to know what it is like to have a handicap child in this unforgiving political-faced world we live in.

I don’t think you could isolate the gene. A good leader is someone who isn’t consistently pragmatic and occasionally takes risks. This type of person on a bad day could possibly make a good candidate for a bi-polar diagnosis.

@ jlc - I am sure it was not intentional, but the moment I read your post, I got a serious case of the creepy crawlies. If it is all the same to you, I'll leave the genetic theories to the Eugenicists and "Master Race" loving Nazis. The very concept of some artificially created superhuman ruling over me makes me ill. You're welcome to it, but I like my elected leaders fallible and above all, human.

+1

I hope that she and her baby have long healthy lives, and unlike royalty live in obscurity.

There are aspects of a person that are totally environmental - such as 'which language a person speaks'. There are other aspects that seem to be 80% genetic - such as 'how well that person speaks their language'. Given that the environmental aspects are volitional, the genetic factors are, at the least, limiting: If you have genes for 'high language skills' you may decide not to be the next poet laureate, but if you have 'low language skills' it does not matter if you want to be the next poet laureate, you do not have the ability to succeed. (If you have 'kinda-sorta highish language skills' then a great desire can make up the difference.) This is seen most readily in sports, where body type determines what you can excel at.

The place where 'volition' makes the most difference is where people choose to use the skills they do have, or choose not to use them. ( I have genius friends who boast of their lack of motivation, for example.)

We are heading into a future of genetic choice and deliberate manipulation of alleles. I think we need to look squarely at these issues. (And, no, I do not think that they are all negative.)

Jan

Besides.....the British Royal Family has plenty of babies for the newspapers to go ga-ga- over.

bahhhaaaa. the anti-anti christ. poor Trig-what a bunch of feelingless bastards progs are

If my mind serves me right, women have become pregnant before and no headlines followed. I don't see what the big deal is here. Unless this is the"anti Sarah Palin baby". Even then....

I disagree theoretically. You might be able to isolate the genes for leadership and integrity and create a line of monarchs who would be genetically predisposed to be good leaders.

That being said, the current situation does tend to reflect Paine's sentiment, not the theory I propose above.

Jan

I don't know Jan-we're volitional.

I've been thinking a lot about Reason vs Emotions lately. Western Civilization has had a roughly 900 year run with Reason in the lead which has produced advances in science, technology, government, and arts that has enriched everyone's lives. Now, as you note, we seem to sinking back into the mud pre-industry pre-civilization pre-Reason.

Gag!!

The Clintons and Bush family may have aspirations of monarchy, but our current "Dear Leader" is more in line with authoritarian dictatorship. He has no desire to experience the limitations a constitutional monarch has on personal power, as evidenced by his intent to ignore the constraints attempted by Congress.

It is an ancient meme, going back to tribal chiefs and alpha males. Just look at people's fascination with and celebration of "celebrities" -- which actress (goddess) is pregnant, who's getting divorced, who's cheating on whom. The beautiful people revered for Darwinian selection. Ties right in with belief in gods. Someone bigger and stronger to take care of us. Hail to the chief. Salute the Fuehrer.

And what's the antidote to such unreasoning emotionalism? Rational thought, an emerging trait not yet acquired by most people.

American Libs have never gotten past JFK and Camelot and the introduction of a U.S. monarch. Since there are no more Kennedy kin to fit the bill, the Clinton grandkid is next. Why do humans yearn for leaders, messiahs, and kings?

I guess we'll find out if the site is being monitored. A point for your point.

Good point. I give you a point for your point.