It looks like a bunch of right wing republican radicals HAVE TAKEN OVER SALON.

Used? We still use 'em. Paper does not rot nearly as fast, and you have to dig another out-house hole sooner...

Here's how to tell if some is from the south: If they get these "instructions" with no reference as to the actual subject matter.

First, you use a brown one, then you use a white one to see if you need another brown one.

All seriousness aside, I do find the practice of simply wiping poop off your pooping area to be a rather disgusting method of "cleaning" one's self. If you got poop on your hands would you just wipe it off? Granted we don't eat with our butts, but I think you get the idea. I have looked into getting a "post construction" bidet toilet seat that works with any toilet, but the heated water ones (I can't imagine wanting to spray that area with cold water) cost $400.00 and up.

The only real question I have is, OK so you don't use TP to clean up with when you have a bidet, but what do you dry off with (considering it may not have done a perfect job)?

this guy will be the most reviled president in US history, hated by left and right.

"Re: Klytus, we've had our spats, but he has more integrity than all 3 of you Republicans whining about my words to him. Poco, I'm sorry I disappointed you, I'm the same writer and editor I've always been, I call it like I see it, I take shots from the left and right, and I'm proud of my integrity. I also don't hang out on someone else's blog all day to make fun of them. To each his own."

You may call it like you see it but it is clear that you do not see it as well as you think. Why is it that liberals (note I do not say Democrats) automatically declare anyone who does not agree with them "republican"? It demonstrates an extreme bias on your part. The kind of bias that blinds you to truth - absolutely not a real liberal's mindset. You will not find in any of the hundreds of my posts on this forum any support for republicans, though plenty of derision. However, you and many like you cannot envision a world where someone who disagrees with you is not your enemy, there you label me republican. It is beneath a real thinker.

On the other hand (you readers do this and then decide who has more "integrity"), please read a few posts by the statesman Klytus, and you will note the bulk of them are inanities, poo poo jokes, and grade-school taunts. Is this what you laud Joan?

>>"I also don't hang out on someone else's blog all day to make fun of them. To each his own."

Is that what you think of Salon, Joan? Your personal blog. Perhaps you have an inflated view of your importance in relation to that of all the other Salon writers. You said that a little too easily, a little too quickly. A Freudian slip, perhaps. You think yours is the only material on Salon I read??

By the way, I (hoping to demonstrate just tiny bit of integrity) at least pay for my entertainment (note the star next to my screen name).

>>"I'm the same writer and editor I've always been..."

No. Not since the white hot hatred you heaped on another self-made woman, Sarah Palin. Never before did I notice you trying so hard to molecularly deconstruct another human being (like her or not).

Perhaps Salon's 35 cent per share stock would do a little better if you were not about alienating half of the country's population. You have not sold a single share for three days. You do know that it's possible to be liberal and inclusive, don't you? (hmmm, I thought that was one of the pillars of liberalism. Maybe not...)

There was a time when I had a degree of respect for you and your opinions. For what it is worth, that time has passed. In your blog yesterday, you actually wrote "School 'em Klytus".

For those of you who don't know who Klytus is, he is a regular respondent in these forums. The problem is, he comes across as a 12 or 13 year old who periodically spouts mildly annoying, typically profane non sequiturs. He adds absolutely nothing of value to the discussion. I picture Klytus as a screaming chimp, jumping up and down in front of his computer, periodically mashing some keys on the keyboard and flinging poo at the monitor. And you, Joan, disappointingly egg him on... How sad for Salon.

I am convinced that at some point those who run Salon made a deliberate decision to moderate these forums once they had become so full of violence and profanity. Joan, are you on a crusade to undermine that decision. It's one thing to use pointed humor, cynicism, or even a little derision when it is warranted, but I thought the days of pointless profanity were over. Even though I am philosophically conservative, I have recommended Salon to my friends as a "thinking man's" liberal point of view. Did you sell out when your stock tanked, or was I simply mistaken about your journalistic integrity from the start? Are you really just a tool for the Democrat party? I pay a subscription fee, but I won't support a democrat shill, just as I don't support republican shills.

Concerning your suggestion for Klytus to "school 'em" and Salon's concerted efforts to continuously gouge certain individuals (even another self made woman - shameful) it is obvious your standards are falling and you owe something to someone.

Poco