Let the record state that I unequivocally agree with both of your last posts to me. We are on the same "side" after all!

I'm just saying, as simply as I can this time: Let's hammer the other guys for a while. They deserve it more. Its productive. And, hell, we like doing it!

Let's, as a liberal constituency, pull a "Costanza" on this one (do the exact opposite of what your gut reaction is) and see how it works out this time.

cabdriver: I've got no idea what you're on about..

Cheers and goodnight!

Glenn, I love ya dude. You're practically the only reason why I re-upped to Salon this year. My premium item was your book, for chrissakes! I take everything you post about quite seriously, but c'mon:

Absolutely. As long as the trains run on time, everything else is just gravy. Who cares if the Government spies on us, surveills (sic) us with no warrants and breaks the law? All that matters are material comforts -- just like the Founders said.

I just spent the last 8 years (as did you I suspect) railing against the black & white, with-us-or-against-us attitude for you to pull that crap on me now. I'm sorry if you think being employed or providing for your child is a "material comfort" but I'm a father now. Things like the continuing existence of the environment and making sure my son can eat, sleep and go to college are VERY IMPORTANT to me. So sue me.

Governments spy. Some (usually the crappier ones) do more than others. Some, like the present one, are so incompetent that they can't even be bothered to hide it from people. So I guess in that regard we're lucky.

Look, I know its you're job. And the issue is a total hits/revenue generator. I'm just trying to get people to see the forest for the trees, here.

Thank god for Jesse Jackson, I guess. In my impromptu poll taken at work today, that's all people were talking about when you bring up Obama. I guess ignorance IS bliss in this case.

Another good point. No reason to pipe up about any of this. Obama will wave his magic wand and - presto -- all will be good again.

I'm not saying that, and you know it. I just really think we need to coalesce around this candidate. There's about 15 different things the McCain campaign or McCain himself said in the past few days that you could devote a few columns to, but you just keep on hammerin', despite the obvious passing of the equine. It does make me think that we progressives would rather be out of power because we've gotten so used to it...

Here's a black & white for you: Come January 20th, 2009 either Barack Obama or John McCain will be POTUS. I know which one I want. I'll be donating to him again in the next few weeks. He could use the help. Seems BOTH his friends AND his enemies are attacking him this week. And oh, the concern and handwringing and disappointment!! Welcome to politics, kids!

What a bunch of whiny, crybabies. Used to be good honest analysis here. Now, just rending of garments and gnashing of teeth.

You sound like conservatives bitching that abortion is still legaal.

Tell you what, when I've got a full-time job again, when the dollar is worth more than the Euro again, when children aren't starving or going 5 years without seeing a doctor, when the country's bridges and roads are not literally falling down from lack of infrastructure investment, when my government stops torturing and starting wars, only then will I care about this crap.

Seriously, people. This can practically be taken care of with an executive order on January 21st. Unless, of course, McCain is president.