Oh, and sorry, people, I won't be replying to this topic. ...If it even garners that much interest (which, given the climate, seems doubtful). But feel free to comment your hearts out.

My head is aching. I need some aspirin.

God speed, Nathan... movie reviewing is more fun anyway. ;-)

Hurry back.

Hey, did you see Vickie Christina Barcelona? I saw it with my daughter this weekend; it was just what the doctor ordered.

BTW, We all have to take breaks from time to time; I certainly have. I will miss you though; you strike me as a very empathic person, and someone I'd actually like to get to know.

Take a nice vacation; maybe we can have a weekly movie review thread -- it would be a nice break from this crap that we are all sick of. It has gotten so repetitive and petty, although I fully admit to being a part of those negative characteristics.

Come back soon!

Jan

Nathan, you can't let a little thing like Palinmania throw you offstride.
Don't you see that was the whole purpose of McCain's VP pick?
Now the pressure on the rest of us to comment will increase, and some of us will crack.
They'll wear us down one by one, till Michelle Bociurkiw, testing and Readytoblowagasket are the last ones standing.
Then the terrorists -- and by that I mean the Republicans -- will have won.
If I haven't persuaded you, have a nice vacation.

I am having a similar malaise over the 'distraction' that this is. Clearly our leaders are not focusing their energy on her. I want to get back to a more forward thinking place. Getting out the vote. Al Sharpton pointed out last week that we should encourage people to veryify that their voter registrations are valid and up to date. Apparently in the last election in Ohio many voters who thought that they were still on the roles had been purged.

I would rather imagine a world where Obama and Biden are leading our country and starting to put things right than give my attention to the stupidity of the Repuplicans. I am not saying that I want to turn my back but I think I will watch how Obama and Biden handle things and follow their lead on the subject of Palin. In their recent ad they basically ignored her and stayed focused on McCain.

Chrono, It will be interesting to see if you can do it. I tried and it lasted, oh about an hour...This place is such a train wreck, it's hard not to look.

Anyway, I'm hoping you at least read the posts, even if you don't answer. Would hate for you to not know that I will miss you. I always look forward to your posts and will miss your input.

Come back, soon!!!

We will miss you, we who read your posts regularly, even if we did not comment. Have a nice break. ;-)

I would also like to know why I continue to see comparisons of Palin vs Obama and Palin vs Biden.

Obama isnt running against Palin, John McCain is.
Something like this will cause people to focus on Palin continually, instead of staying on John McCain. He picked her.

Send him the flack, not her.
This goes against his judgement, and her judgment. Part of leadership is knowing where you stand. If Obama came and asked me to be Vice President, I would immediately turn it down, because I am not qualified.

People say they shouldnt blame her, but I say why not? Where I work we have had a # of individuals rise into the ranks, into positions that they are unqualified for and it usually causes there first project to go down in fire, and the company losing 3 - 10 million dollars, depending on when someone finally realized they didnt know wth they were doing running a project.

According to a rumor I just invented, Palin is changing her name to Air Head.

According to a rumor I just invented, Palin is changing her name to Air Head.

I'd apologize for the duplicates except it's the software that did it.

Hi Nathan: I totally understand your need for a break. I've taken one for the past month and it helps clear the head. I've always thought that Democrats are cursed with the plague of caring too much. Republicans just don't care that much and Independents think we're all nuts. This has been an exceptional election cycle. McCain brought Palin into the mix to shake up the reproductive rights and gender i.d. issues, with the hope to divide. I don't think it will work. In the meantime, enjoy your break. In the words of Thoreau, "Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something."

When I learned that McCain had named Palin on Friday, as soon as I found out more about her I became very depressed at the huge insult that McCain had given us all: Hillary Clinton as a woman, Obama by "comparing" her experience to his, and the country for suggesting that someone with so little knowledge of national issues could be president. Then, the insult was furthered by the news media who took it seriously: by George Will who talked about how she "walks the walk" because she has a Downs Syndrome child, and the rest of the talking heads by talking about what a fresh face and "maverick" she is. I find all this way more insulting than any scrutiny that this woman is receiving. How many lives would be adversely affected if this woman became President?