"George Bush started the war". What everyone else knows: "Congress abdicated their responsibilities, and gave him the power to what he is doing".

What liberals say: "It's not our fault, It's not our fault, It's not our fault, It's not our fault, It's not our fault, It's not our fault, It's not our fault, It's not our fault, It's not our fault. I can't heeeeeear you. Lalalalalalalala"

If "our" politicians were in charge, everything would be gooooooooooooooood.

Wah, wah, wah.

What a few know: No president does anything the oligarchy doesn't tell him to do.

One notable exception. I don't think the oligarchy told Clinton do have sex in the oval office. He was not just a puppet, but a really, really, low-class puppet.

the democratic party is "for the people".

"While about 40 percent of Miller's money came from corporate and union political action committees, Robinson has raised 98 percent of his money from nearly 24,000 individual donors around the country."

Boy, are you stupid.

Poco

Well, here goes again.

Will someone please tell me what the draw is to the iPod? Is there some brainwave frequency involved or what? My wife has one. My 21 year old son has one. I don't have one and could not care less. WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL WITH THE IPOD?? I mean, it's an MP3 player for goodness sake, not a direct connection to God. It's also an MP3 player that forces you to do things its way, and yet people pledge their children's souls to it.

The only thing I can figure is that Jobs (the worlds biggest tech toad) signed a deal with Satan, or there's meth embedded in the ear buds or something. How can the iPod, a cheap toy that costs $400.00, be doing better than the Segway, and equally lame concept that costs $3,000.00. You can't even ride an iPod!

Don't even get me started on iTunes. I design and write software, and iTunes is not one of the more elegant UIs i have seen. In some ways, it is counter intuitive. It's a rude piece of software that takes over any machine it is installed on like a virus (though I know how to confound its evil ways).

The writer of this article needs to do a close read and try real hard to prove there is not some compulsive insanity involved in the "iPod revolution".

Poco

All MP3 players use a lossy compression format. That means that the music you are hearing sounds like crap compared to the recording in its original format. Of course you have to have some actual appreciation for music, not just noise or background clutter, and you have to know what good music actually sounds like. I read a short bio on some clown musician described as "anti-folk" (see the Rock Snob's Dictionary. A Rock Snob must be the musical equivalent of a Rolex Ranger Harley dude) . His cool new music was produced using "lo-fi" production techniques. iPod=lo-fi. He must be producing music for iPod listening pleasure. Go figure.

Poco

All your tunes are belong to us!

Repugnicans are the only ones that cheat. Dumocrats never cheat.

Poco

P.S. I am not a republican

P.P.S. They all cheat. All the time. Stop being naive.

is why anyone gives the Dixie Chicks opinions a second thought. They're entertainers, entertainers for goodness sake. And it's not like they are producing high art, or have the education, and world experience that goes with it. They are, by most standards, hicks doing hick music. Mere amusement. Do you know what the root words of amusement are? A, meaning not, and muse, meaning think. An amusement is something that does not require deep thought, or perhaps any thought at all. That is what the Dixie Chick produce. Amusement.

Being entertainers,, i.e. little more than court jesters, perhaps someone should tell them that their careers hang by the most gossamer of threads. I mean, do you want the political opinion of the court jester? A wise, old jester perhaps, but from my perspective these three, who have built their amusement business catering to bumpkins, blue collar and blue ribbon beer types aren't philosophical giants. I think the title of the "documentary" (hmmmm, wonder if there will be any political slant to it...) is a good admonition for the Dixie Chicks. Unless they want to throw away the chance for continued amusementary success, they better "Shut Up & Sing".

Poco

Aren't they all?

Poco

by how many Salon readers openly declare themselves as conservative (whereas I might be defined by some as a "Crunchy"). I wonder why this is. Is this because Salon is considered centrist or conservative itself? I don't think so. I think it may be in part, that conservative minded people are in some cases (quite a few, it would seem, by the responses) genuinely interested in what the other guy is thinking. Could that be right, or are we just lurking here to hack and slash at liberal opinions? Again, I don't think so. It would appear that the conservative readers of Salon are, by and large, interested in engaging with those who think differently than they, even if it means the occasional personal attack (I have been the beneficiary of several of those myself - no bother). Don't you agree that rational, two sided discussion (or three or four) is better than the choir simply preaching and responding to the choir? It is for that reason that I do not waste time reading The New Republic or listening to Sean Hannity.

It's certainly better than civil war. Wouldn't you agree?

Poco

Because Coulter's schtick is political fomentation and opinion. Not so, the Dixie Chicks. Their schtick is country music. Duh!

Poco

judges are the only politically connected people that make campaign contributions, and it only happens between republicans.

Nothing to see here folks. MoveOn.org

Poco