Please try and get over your confusion.

When you say "Makes me wonder sometime why I bother to go to the effort of looking up actual facts and figures instead of just pulling stuff out of my ass. "

You are far too valuable a resourse on these boards for digging information. I fault you for your interpretations of facts, but greatly admire your persistent digging and ability to find "things."

Obviously you are not the deliberative sort, but you are wonderful at shooting from the hip and going mouth first into the fray. It would be messy were you to be "just pulling stuff out of my ass."

Forbes Mag is fond of quoting a favorite of BC Forbes, " With all thy getting, get understanding." This might take a bit more time, but would stand you in good stead and benefit the rest of us greatly.

Publius