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I love watching Lou Dobbs. He's doing well today.

Perhaps Bush is trying to get his critics on record in favor of profiling?

In other words, this could be a Rove rope-a-dope.

Hahaha! I remember back during his first term, when he was doing all those unconservative things, his hardcore supporters would tell me, "Don't worry! He's just doing that so he can have pull and legitimacy in his second term, when he can really make a difference!"

Is it too late to call bullshit?

Hey, I have an idea. How about we all go down to the White House and protest the sale of our ports to the UAE?

They were singing to a crowd that agreed with them. They were into it. Sounds like an energetic concert. The Stones kick ass.

Amusing in concept but disrespectful in action.

As a figurehead of sorts. It's like a cool club to put on your resume.

(of course, I don't really think it's that simple.)

The vast, vast majority of the Spanish public was soundly against the war in Iraq. Jose Aznar was voted out because he opposed the majority view. The majority now have a prime minister with whom they do not disagree on a very serious subject.

Not a wonderful idea. What is up with the worldview that we must turn the entire world into little mini-Americas?

Destro, if you're here: Hi.

Though America is close to Israel, their culture is different enough from ours that I doubt that would be a very viable idea. However, the NATO idea is a good one, if it could be made relevant.

How dare they!

Latest Military Fatality Date: Jan 28, 2006
Total Fatalities since May 1, 2003: 2271
March 20th through May 1st: 140
Hostile US Fatalities Since May 1, 2003: 1649
Hostile Fatalities Since May 1, 2003: 1767
US deaths since July 22, 2003: 2005
(the deaths of Odai & Qusai Hussein)
US deaths since July 2, 2003: 2035
(Pres. Bush announces, "Bring Them On")
Total Fatalities since December 13, 2003: 1895
(Saddam Hussein is captured)
Total Hostile Fatalities since December 13, 2003: 1529
(Saddam Hussein is captured)

That was worth it, wasn't it?

Come on. Pat Robertson is someone who really gets off on the sound of his own voice. I've very seldom heard him when he actually had something worthwhile to say, yet he always seems to be talking.

He's feeling some repercussions from the state of Israel this time. Nice.

Happy New Year!

How have you been?

:)

You may be right about the naive part.

However, I have a certain frustration with the way the death penalty is handled in the US. He's been on death row for 25 years (I know, it's California). He's lived an entire life behind bars that he should never have been allowed to live at all. Really, this entire story is the direct effect of a slow and often ineffective penal system. He should have been executed years ago. Now we have the issue of his other life and the other things he's done to consider. At least I do. I think it's at least worth weighing in my own mind when I think about this case.

And, by the by - I believe the death penalty should be used, but it should be used sparingly and only in certain circumstances. It is irreversible and ultimate. It deserves real and serious respect.

Too preachy?

If there is a riot then I guess Tookie's little book didn't teach anyone anything. It will just make me laugh louder.

Sounds like you wouldn't mind a little rioting if it served your point, huh?

How we Americans contradict ourselves. We claim to desire rehabilitation for criminals, but when faced with a chance to back that claim up, we just can't bring ourselves to do it. The (good) things that Williams has done since he was incarcerated should be examined, lauded, held up as proof that prison and rehabilitation can work. Instead our lust for blood is so strong that we aren't willing to allow him to live and continue those good things, even though he would be incarcerated til he dies.

It's pathetic, distasteful, and most of all, hypocritical. We had a chance and we lost it. Yet again.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Sweet, as they say.

For once, something relatively good for the American people happened. Amazing.