OK, seriously now, can we riot yet? Or is that only acceptable when our favorite football team loses? You're getting way too soft, America. What ever happened to tar and feathers anyway?

Or, since they're so set on defending it, why not waterboarding? After all, if it's not torture and not illegal for them to do it, why not grab Rove next time he speaks at a university and spend an hour or two flushing the bullshit out of his lungs?

Posted at March 12, 2008 3:54 PM in response to Pentagon Tries to Squelch Report Showing No Link Between Iraq-Al Qaeda

Ok, wait a damn minute here. Said Senator Leahy:

"Such techniques are already clearly illegal."

OK, so why is no one being arrested for it? Is it the fact that the Justice Department is part of it? Is there actually no such thing as law enforcement in this country when it would conflict with the interests of the DOJ's administration?

Such a case would suggest that ours has always been a despotic government that just works on the honor system.

Maybe Europe should step in and make the US safe for democracy. God knows I'd support them.

How do you know when your own government is working against you? The North Koreans think they're better off than anyone else. Perhaps being told, or believing, that you are in a democratic country is the surest sign that you are not.

Posted at March 8, 2008 1:19 PM in response to Bush: Limiting CIA Interrogations "Could Cost American Lives"

I'm deeply hurt that you would even think of abandoning us so, Billy.

Posted at February 29, 2008 4:25 PM in response to Obama Responds: I Will Never Use "Threat Of Terrorism To Scare Up Votes"

Is this the next incarnation of "excellent news for Hillary?"

Posted at February 29, 2008 4:19 PM in response to Obama Responds: I Will Never Use "Threat Of Terrorism To Scare Up Votes"

She let it ring five times before picking it up. Lazy.

Could have missed the call. THEN WHERE WOULD WE BE?

tsk tsk, Hillary.

A country could launch its entire nuclear arsenal in the time it takes for a phone to make five rings. How safe does that make you feel?

Posted at February 29, 2008 4:05 PM in response to Hillary Ad: Who Do You Want Answering The White House Phone At 3 a.m.?

Dear Mr. Glad,

Hi, I signed up earlier this morning, but I've lurked these forums for a while and have had the pleasure, quite often, of reading your Dana Perino-esque posts. This is the first time I've seen that you've broken that pattern. Of course, you were very much yourself in the comment further up this chain. I feel compelled to respond.

Let me come right out and admit, right now, that I do actually drive a Prius. However, I don't have birkenstocks, never have been on a trust fund, and Lattes have never been a favorite of mine. I prefer my coffee black if you must know. BTW does it count against me if I watched Inconvenient Truth when it came out and for the last week have been integrating data from the IPCC report into college educational materials?

I do, however, hurt little dogs on occasion so maybe we can still be friends.

Do I believe Obama will be the greatest president we've had in the last decade? Not really, but I'm willing to give him a try. It certainly wouldn't be hard to be the best since 2001. I was actually going to vote for Hillary, probably as recently as January 2006. Unfortunately for Hillary, she... well... was herself. I don't believe it is a good idea to elevate people like that to positions of power. To be honest, I doubt either Obama or Clinton will be able to do everything, or even most of the things, they say they will, but it's difficult to vote for someone who practically taunts you with what you hate to see in politicians.

k? k. I'm going to get back to work now. The young minds aren't going to get corrupted by that IPCC liberal propaganda themselves you know. I wish I could be a cult member for either Obama or TPM, I really do, but alas the fact that I still want to keep my job shows that my faith is not strong enough.

Hugs and kisses, sweetheart. Write back soon, I just LOVE reading your posts.

Posted at February 26, 2008 2:18 PM in response to OPEN LETTER TO HILLARY AND HER SUPPORTERS

To be fair, the senator was asking lots of generalized and subjective questions, making me wonder if he himself understands the science behind the predictions. In one case, the question on whether GW is caused by humans, Johnson even made an appropriately worded response.

But then he ruined it for himself by hiding in bureaucratic language. He could have owned the Senator if he was actually qualified for the job Bush appointed him to. Many people who deny climate change are at least knowledgeable enough to do it convincingly.

Yes, I believe the IPCC, but I like there to be integrity and competence in discussions of science. This excerpt was a confrontation between two men who really had no business speaking on the subject.

Whoever established this tradition - that politicians get the final say in matters of science - was either a brilliant tyrant or a criminally stupid idealist.

Posted at February 26, 2008 1:27 PM in response to Johnson: I'm A Human Being!