Hey! This was supposed to be in reply to a Don Key Hannibal Lecter reference way up thread. OK, put me down now as a member of the frustrated masses in regard to the format here...

Posted at July 3, 2008 4:16 PM in response to FISA

but only if it's from a milk-fed census taker.

Posted at July 3, 2008 4:10 PM in response to FISA

Some of "them" do need to be "crushed," though. Still, I think you are doing a good job bringing up some points the more ardent of the posters here should be considering. This election campaign is just one battle in a struggle that's going to continue for a long time. Progressives have got to think tactically at times in order to achieve long term goals.

Posted at June 26, 2008 10:06 AM in response to Happy Now?

How about Dawson's Creek?

Posted at June 25, 2008 4:18 PM in response to James Dobson's Radical UnChristianity

I'm not really interested in payback against the telecoms. I want to keep alive the principle that the congressional and judicial branches have a right to oversight regarding the executive branch, even in security matters. So far, the bill does this.
Anyway, this issue isn't going to be settled until next year, when there is a new administration and a new Congress. What I want is Obama and the Democrats to make the final decision.

Posted at June 22, 2008 1:40 PM in response to Stop Nickel and Diming Obama: He Should say Whatever It Takes

I don't don't think the suburbs are quite as soul-destroying as Christopher Williams thinks, but I completely agree the burbs' best days are behind them. We're looking at a high-energy cost future (not just gas), and that's a chilly environment for the suburbs.
Well, it was (sort of) nice while it lasted...

Posted at June 21, 2008 10:08 AM in response to The per-Gallon Cost of White Flight

The fight over FISA and government spying in general is going to go on for years. This is just one dustup; let's keep the handwringing at a realistic level. Yell all you want; it's actually good for your congressional representatives. But it's a little early for us to crawl back into our holes and sulk.

Posted at June 21, 2008 9:50 AM in response to Excessive Handwringing

Oops. My first double post. Sorry.

Posted at June 19, 2008 9:34 AM in response to Open Question - Why Don't Libel and Slander Laws Apply to Political Candidates?

This might be a case of 'Be careful what you wish for.' Given the amount of rage, fury and hate (I've contributed a bit myself) that ends up in the forum, I think we all should be glad that the standards for successful libel and slander are so high.

Posted at June 19, 2008 9:33 AM in response to Open Question - Why Don't Libel and Slander Laws Apply to Political Candidates?

This might be a case of 'Be careful what you wish for.' Given the amount of rage, fury and hate (I've contributed a bit myself) that ends up in the forum, I think we all should be glad that the standards for successful libel and slander are so high.

Posted at June 19, 2008 9:27 AM in response to Open Question - Why Don't Libel and Slander Laws Apply to Political Candidates?