Tiberius,

In the real world, a unilateral attack against a sovereign nation and its people is considered evil.

If that is our aim, then we, the United States, are deserving of that label.

I don't think anyone is making the argument that a leader who claims "there are no gay people" in his home country is "good." Certainly, the clerical ogliarchy that runs Iran is not "good", in fact, "undemocratic" and "oppressive" might be better descriptions, but if we are going to fight "undemocratic" and "oppressive" governments, we have some house-cleaning to do first.

Or, in the words of the Bard: "doctor, heal thyself."

Speaking of democracy, when is Israel going to allow Arabs the right to vote?

Now you've done it!..

I agree with your article, take your victories where you can get them.

Also, I'm delighted to discover that David Sugarman is not only a Jewish supremecist but also a homophobe. David you are just full of surprises!

Is the irony that the ADL will paint themselves as the victim of a "baseless smear" from "the left blogosphere" in exactly the same manner Bill O'Reilly has done in every instance whenever someone criticizes him.

Poor little ADL, a cottage industry who is just trying to eek out an existence helping the little people, being attacked by big bad unfair Glenn Greenwald and his posse of blog brownshirts. The argument is absurd, but people like O'Reilly (and now apparently the ADL) trade in us-versus-them arguments where the capital is fear and group identity.

are you an LGF plant?

perhaps an ADL plant -- "look at those jew-hating solon readers.."

i'd probably have to get a little high before i had "the talk" with them. i recall "the talk" coming up one night after my dad had a few drinks. he can't have done too bad a job, as i have no rugrats tugging on my leg..

Oh yeah, is that so? *gloat*

Is the only real Democrat of the bunch. Edwards is more of a Democrat that Obama and Clinton, and Clinton might was well run as a Republican (albeit one who is not entirely among the "eat the poor" stripe of our SCHIP vetoing president).

If Democratic candidates aren't capable of understanding why they are loosing their base and loosing elections, and are unable to stand up for that Democratic values are, then they don't deserve to get my vote.

Kucinich 2008.. consider the alternative.

Something tells me the comments section for this article will be mighty entertaining.

The problem of Canonizing any text or work of art are, well apparent to all but the religious. The problem of too much revision is you end up with storm troopers carrying walkie-talkies.

However this sort of revelation is at once valuable (if it wasn't already setting off reader Gaydar) for interpreting events in the story and also, I think, as a result adds value to the enjoyment of the text.

Should Rowling have not condescended to tell us this tidbit, hoping instead that the reader was smart enough to pluck this detail out on their own? Well, the series is not canonical, so you are free to interpret it wrongly without clerical intervention (not that modern clerics seem to add anything of value to any ancient canons we are saddled with). However, no one can catch every nuance to thousands of pages of text, and I enjoy book talks and supplemental information from authors, artists, musicians and academics.

In the end, can we blame Rowling to not entrust the analysis of her work to mere critics?

Spoil sports like you make me drink!

You know what, its great that oil is $90/barrel. Let it go up to $300! Then we'll stop burning fossil fuels for energy and start using something renewable and non-polluting (hint: the sun, in its various radiological and gravitational influences).

Now stop being such a sour puss and let us have our literary and television fun! Hey, it could be worse, we could be talking about Ellen.

Go out. Smell the roses. Have a drink. Kiss someone. Lighten up.

I sent various letters into the Obama campaign on this issue Sunday and Monday. I'm sure plenty of other people did the same. I'm glad someone actually listened -- but this was a no-brainer to begin with.

They should just make Ann Coulter the press secretary.

What does the administration have to lose?

Maybe I should go as President Giuliani.. Shudder..

Clinton asks Lieberman to be her running mate, Giuliani/Romney sweep all 50 states after recounts are halted in Ohio and Florida. Summer of 2008, a mushroom cloud appears over Tehran.

Another Zionist racist, I see. Ghosting for Sugarman, or are you just an asshole on your own terms?