I am hearing that the Republican spin is --- get ready for it---- this scandal is totally the Democrats' fault.

Rush and his ilk are saying that the Democrats knew about this for a long time and sat on it. According to the propaganda machine, the Democrats could have outed Foley as a predator long ago if they really cared about the pages. But instead it is asserted that the Democrats leaked this to the press only to win the election.

Oh, those poor Republicans. It seems the dastardly Democrats made Foley prey on young boys and then forced the Republican leadership to cover up the sins of one of their flock. Woe is them.

McLaughlin polled the panelists on his Mclaughlin Group today. He called on them for their predictions in nine Senate races. If they are correct in their predictions, the Democrats will win a majority in the Senate.

What will happen to the failed "genius", Karl Rove?

Will Bush boot his butt all the way back to Texas?

Will the rescue firm of Baker, Gates, and Hamilton wrangle a resignation from him now that he has made his millions?

Let's hope he rides into the sunset soon. An indictment would be nice, too.

Anyone relying on promises made by Bush to promote their political career should ask Katherine Harris how that worked out for her.

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Some people are much better at parenting than others. As in any endeavor some people are smarter, more analytical, more passionate, better organized, and have more clarity about what their goal is. They have a plan but, as in any important job, things don't always go according to plan. (I know, huge understatement when it comes to kids.) Good parents have to be good problem-solvers, flexible, and creative. They may not love their children any more than other people, but they may be better at nuturing children.

So it doesn't surprise me that someone who is a very skilled parent could also be successful in business or politics.

But not everyone who raises children or runs a household is good at it. The fact that someone is a parent does not necessarily translate into better at anything. It's how they did it, not just that they did it.

Thank goodness I'm not married to Neal. I prefer my husband and I make our own decisions. Sorta like real adults who are married and don't have a need for parental approval.

Had poor ol' Neal been married to me, that first phone call to mommy about what to do would have been his last phone call. To anyone. Ever.

We have a lot of people to feed in the U.S. and all over the globe. This talk of relying on small local farmers is fine and dandy -- but we don't have and will never have enough small local farmers to supply the majority of the population with raw milk. We cannot distribute the vast quantities of milk needed by consumers unless it is done in such a way as to minimize the risk of disease.

It also seems that a major factor in purchasing and consuming raw milk is that one must trust the supplier to maintain very high standards of cleanliness in their dairy. If you think you can always trust someone selling you a product just because they are a small business, then let me show you these Rolex watches I am running a special on today.

I prefer my milk to be free of hormones and would like it to be from grass-fed cows. But I also don't want it to contain harmful bacteria. If we are losing some of the benefits of milk due to pasteurization then I hope we can find a new process for treating milk. But I am not going to raise Bessy the cow in my back yard and I am not going to trust someone I don't really know to provide me with milk that isn't pasteurized. So no raw milk for me.

JrBrown, I love clotted cream.

"Clotted cream is cream that is scalded. This helps to prevent the development of bacteria."

Maybe that is why you can buy it at specialty stores in the U.S. -- it has been processed.

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The Devon Cream Company has been producing it's range of fabulous creams for a long time

♥ All our cream is carefully heat treated to preserve freshness. It has a long life unopened when stored cool or under refrigeration - up to 12 months!

Devon and Cornwall, counties in the South West of England, are famous for their thick cream which has been produced on farms, and in small dairies for hundreds of years.

♥ The most famous of all is 'Clotted Cream' which traditionally achieves its thick clotted texture by pouring the milk of high fat breed cows, such as Jersey, into shallow pans made of enamel or stainless steel, and letting it settle so that the cream rises to the top.

♥ In the farmhouses, the pans of milk were slowly heat treated for many hours over a crudely made stick fire or stove until the cream was scalded and rich in acid and aroma producing bacteria. The cream was then left to cool and skimmed off into a glass dish taking care not to break the crust on top.

♥ On some farms it was produced all year round and spread on bread, perhaps as a butter substitute, while for others it was a summertime treat.

♥ Today, dairy or factory methods are much better controlled, using steam heated pans, but the principle is the same.