Hypocrisy, much? Does it not occur to you that the same attitude is in play from the Palestinian point of view? It's working out really well, wouldn't you say?

Someone tell me again how religion is good for anything? Overall the bad greatly outweighs the good.

--Ron

"If kassams were falling on your head

I'm sure if rockets fell on your childs school you would demand the terrorist's blood. You snivling liberals don't know what the real world is about, and the Middle East is the real f4%#$%$ world. In the real world, war means war. Idiot.

-- jmklein"

So, Ben, what you're saying is that Violence is a good policy for the Israelis. Ignoring the fact that the Israeli blockade is killing people and driving them to desperation is good policy for the Israelis. Is there any violent action by the Israelis that you would not reflexively support? Both sides have a lot wrong with them, but a lot of it starts with the policy of those with the most power. And that is the Israeli government. Perhaps a change in policy would create a better situation in Israel and with the Palestinians? Certainly bullshit that you support hasn't done one damned bit of good. What is the justification for a two-tiered society by law, like the one in Israel? What is the justification for a race and religion-based law, like in Israel? Could that possibly have something to do with the cycle of violence? Any rational person might think so, any reflexive idiot would be hell-bent on not considering it.

--Ron

"omooex

So you're saying that the Palestinians are worse off than Native Americans? And so they must use more extreme measures?

Something tells me that Palestinians would disagree with you that they are worse off than Native Americans.

Get it through your skull: violence is not a good strategy for the Palestinians. If that's the battlefield they choose to engage the Israelis on...THEY WILL LOSE."

My family had gone out for something for a few hours, and I decided I wanted an apple pie. We didn't have fresh apples, but did have just the plain canned ones (no sugar or seasonings added). My mom makes great pies, and I knew where she got her recipe for making pie crust, so I got that old cookbook (by Meta Given), and followed it (plus I remembered watching my mom make the crust, so I kinda knew what to expect). Well, the pie turned out quite good, and the crust great. When my family got back a couple hours later, my mom was so shocked (but pleased) I had made a pie crust. Since then, I've been known for how good my apple pies are (several have told me they're the best they've ever had, my partner even says they're better than his mother's!).

My tips for Apple Pie:

Do not use sugar, use maple syrup. Sugar aversely affects the flavor of fruit (and most everything), maple syrup does not, it sweetens without changing flavors of the fruit.

Mix the pie ingredients together in a pot (I mix cinnamon, lemon, maple syrup, Pippin Apples, maybe a tablespoon or two of whole-wheat flour) and cook for a few minutes until the apples are slightly softened, then pour into the pie crust. That way the filling is done as quickly as the crust.

My pie crust is 1/3rd cup of butter for each cup of Flour (I use whole wheat for crust, it has more flavor). All ingredients should be COLD. I keep flour in the freezer. Blend the flour and butter together (I use my hands) until you get pea-sized crumbles (if you use your hands to mix, you can tell when it's right when the dough isn't sticking to your fingers so badly), then sprinkle just enough ICY water to moisten the mixture enough that the dough holds together when made into a ball (about 4 to 5 tablespoons for 2 cups of flour). Press the dough into a ball for each pie (or for a double-crust pie, two balls), cover with a cloth and let sit in the refrigerator for half an hour or so, then roll out on lightly floured wax paper (wax paper on top AND bottom), then put into the pie pan. I use deep-dish glass so that I can see when the entire crust is done.

One thing my partner and I had in common is that our entire lives we told our moms that we did not want a cake for our birthday, only pie. Until I met him, I'd never heard of anyone else who did that, but I see here that several others had the same idea.

And to those excoriating Salon for this article, lighten up. There's more to life than murder and mayhem.

--Ron

Funny you would say that, I was struck by exactly the same thing!

--Ron

"Sweeping Governor Blagojevich out of office

It's remarkable to me, GG, that such incredible and immediate pressure has been brought to bear on this Executive, and upon the machinery of Illinois state government, to remove him from office.

Based on--not a guilty plea, not even an indictment, but a criminal complaint.

How can it be that Blago is so immediately and obviously guilty and punishable on one hand, but the national executive branch, on much more obvious evidence of felony, can't even be questioned?"

It's hard to tell, Kitt, whether you were serious in saying that Kovie was being thick. Surely you understood Kovie's comment as sarcasm?

Of course, maybe you're just playing along and I don't see it in what you wrote.

--Ron Robertson