Dear Jim,

Please accept my apology for not getting to this earlier, I only just now saw it. Between myself and Robert our time has been very limited as of late.

I don't care too much for Spartacus. While I have a certain level of respect for those who have worn a uniform at one time, it is lost when someone tries to use it as a shield while they piss on others. My sympathy lies with those who have served under Canadas flag, who may feel discraced by him.

I think we are all rational enough to the point to know that he only one he discraces is himself. Certainly Spacedaily and MarsSociety bear no responsibility, neither does the person who posted a link to this place.

Certainly no one feels that he prepresents Canadians. Canada is so closely tied to the U.S. that I feel towards its citizens the same as I would toward a resident of a state other than my home. There are certainly plenty fine Canadian Citizens who post here as well.

As for the discreetness of HZ, it is not something that we gaurd closely. . . its not something we gaurd at all in fact. It comes and goes with the ever changing www. Whether Alan Boyle is linking to us or we get a flood from usenet or spaedaily, we always welcome anyone new.

Thank you for taking the time to write even though it was not required.

Sincerely,
Justin Kelly
Habitablezone.com

As for Political Discussion, guess its kind of inseperable from us. Sometimes space is not the only thing going on, and sometimes theres just simply NOTHING going on with space.