And treason is treason. A failure to uphold the Constitution is treasonous behavior in my view, and it should be treated as such.

The collective damage wrought by the Bush Administration has done more to harm the USA than foreign terrorists could ever hope for.

When elections fail, perhaps prosecutions are in order.

Hope rests with electing a Democratic president and strengthening the Democratic majority in Congress.

The Dems are (slowly) getting the picture that Americans want strength and consistent performance as opposed to the Republicans' failures, too numerous to list here.

Electing McCain will ensure four more years of the damage that Bush has wrought because the Republicans', as you pointed out, "don't vacillate".

Lieberman's behavior reminds that there could be a medical reason for his strange behavior.

Having watched Republican antics for too many years, I can assure you that anything a Republican does is in support of the Republican Party.

All else is secondary.

As the 2006 Election was approaching, Bush voiced his steadfast support of Rumsfeld. "Rumsfeld stays" was the Bush response to the question about replacing Rumsfeld.

Immediately following the huge GOP defeats in the Election Bush replaces Rumsfeld and announces a new war strategy, the "surge".

So let's give credit where credit is due. Voters decided that the "decider" Bush wasn't thinking too well and needed a push to get his act together. The Democrats' victory in Congress literally forced Bush to replace Rumsfeld and adopt a new war strategy.

gas prices will continue to fall, due to reduced use, and people will dust off their trusty SUVs, motorhomes, and fashion pickup trucks and merrily fill up on $3.00 gas.

And the cycle continues (no pun intended).

for electing a Democratic majority to Congress, without which the Surge would probably not have happened.

When the voters hit Bush with a 2x4 he realized that his stubborn refusal to change course in Iraq and his stubborn refusal to replace "the Comedian" Rumsfeld had cost the Republicans dearly.

McCain is crowing about the success of the "surge" perhaps prematurely, but let's credit the Democratic victory in Congress for forcing Bush into action.

Perhaps Obama is smart enough to realize that an unecessary invasion and destruction of Iraq is not the way to further American interests in the world.

Always remember the reasons we were given for the invasion, none have turned out to be true. One thing is certain, the right wing lunatic fringe has blown its chance to influence American foreign policy for a very long time.

Our entire political process has degenerated to a comedy of sound-bites, factually incorrect bloggers, and horribly biased media commentary. In contrast, Glenn Greenwald presents refreshing and factual viewpoints.

Anyone attempting to build a case for a political candidate has to look past the individual and try to determine the degree to which a particular political Party influences policy decisions and cabinet appointments.

If the past is an indication, the Bush Administration presents a blueprint of utter disasters in political appointments and major policy decisions. Blaming Bush for this mess is too simplistic. Rather, I would look to the Republican Party as the driving force behind the Bush years' failures.

Qualified or not, if elected, McCain will guarantee "more of the same", I fear.

There are too many Republicans in Washington and they are the blood clots waiting to cause the stroke killing conservation and new energy technology.

The oil industry has bought enough of these folks that NOTHING meaningful will ever get through Congress until the Republican minority is whittled down far enough to allow us to move forward into the serious development of energy technology and conservation.

McCain is following the bankrupt GOP line for more drilling, even knowing the need for conservation and new technology is paramount. This tells us that the next president must not be a Republican, no matter what is promised.

Having learned a lesson about the true nature of the Republican Party, as taught during the past seven years, one has to look at McCain and wonder where he expects to get the votes.

As the worst, most divisive president since Nixon.

Bravo!

The Supreme Court ruled on this years ago. When will the laws in this country be enforced? Will every lawbreaker be entitled to ignore the law under some phoney claim and avoid the consequences?

Congress has the precedent and the ruling on this issue. They should send issue contempt orders under the full force of the law - now.

Number of Americans killed on 9/11 = 2998.

Thank you, Osama bin Laden.

Number of Americans killed in Iraq = 4126.

Thank you, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Apparently ABC and the Weekly Standard did their fair share.

How many wars have started over false information?

How stupid must we be not to seriously question blatant fear mongering?

When politically biased institutions sell their propaganda as "news" why are they not forced to retract and apologize?

Given the performance of the Bush Administration and the Republican Party, one can only wonder why anyone in their right mind would vote Republican.

No matter who the Republican candidate, the Republican Party will always be pulling the strings.

McCain, like Bush, is merely a figurehead.

When the Bush/Cheney ticket was announced I wondered where the votes would come from. Surely, I thought, Americans can't be THAT stupid.

Alas.

Mind-set, lock-step loyalty to the Party first, Constitution second.

Bush and Cheney graduated, with Honors.