Congressman DeLay is on the Journey of the Three "Uns". Progress is made each time he loses an "Un" So far he has completed one. Let us hope the other two are accomplished quickly. The "Uns" of course are:

1) Unindicted

2) Unconvicted

2) Unincarcerated.

Alan J. Weissburg MD

Providence, RI

I'm a phyisician and I detest Dick Cheney. However, the Vice-President's medical problems which have no bearing on national affairs are private and confidential as are those of any other citizen's. Salon looks cheap and petty gloating over this irrelevancy, and it is in very bad taste. In a time when the President's disregard for the Constitution's implicit right to privacy threaten's our democracy, I think any patient's medical confidentiality ought to be respected, at the very least. Cheney's heart disease is of consequence to the nation. Whether he gets painful joint swelling which may or may not be related to a rich diet, is not.

Alan Weissburg MD

Providence RI

Senator Frist's politics make me ill. But getting behind on CME credits is, on the whole, rather trivial. This requirement is often achieved by attending professional meetings, but can also be accomplished online, through CDs, DVDs and tapes in one's home or office. I'm sure he's very busy ruining the country and did not devote the few hours over several years needed for renewal of medical license, but it really isn't that big a deal and you have made yourself look very petty.

Alan Weissburg M.D.

Providence RI

Have you completely lost your mind?

Our Constution is the United States of America. Not the land, the people, nor anything tangible. This is our compact, our covenent with all other citizens, that defines the ground rules,and delineates the structure of the government and its relationship to the people. Its all we've got. Without it, there is no United States of America. You can call it that, or whatever you might wish, but only the country which lives by this document is really the USA.

All citizens, regardless of political opinion, must understand that the

preservation and protection of this document is paramount. All else flows from its words.

The Presidential Oath clearly charges the occupant of this office to "preserve, protect, and defend" the Constitution.

For the Bush Administration, beyond any of its multitude of irresponsible mistakes and tragic blunders, the worst offense is the erosion and utter disregard of the rule of our Constitution.

It will take years, maybe decades, to repair the damage done by this criminally incompetent President, but unless and until the abuses of this administration to our Constitution are corrected, all will ultimately be for naught.

I find this article bombastic, crude, and somewhat cruel. Worse, it reeks of hubris. November is a eternity away and there's no telling what unforeseen events may destabilize Mr. Kamiya's scenario. Barak Obama will likely win, but he will have to work for it. It ain't over 'till its over.

Few will argue that enormous severance packages for retiring or fired executives is infuriating. However, such arrangements are established within the corporate leadership by representatives of the company's board of directors and is perfectly legal. CEOs take on enormous responsibility and are hired because professional competence of this magnitude is very rare. Its simply a matter of supply and demand.

My dad used to bristle at the enormous salaries paid to professional athletes. But sports were one of the greatest pleasures of his life. He rarely missed a baseball or football game, and read the sports section first when he got his morning newspaper.

I could never get him to understand that the market established the economics of this business.

He couldn't comprehend that if he and millions of others rejected the product, it would become cheap and player's compensation would shrivel.

A private corporation can pay whatever it wants to whomever it wants. This is enabled by the directors who are responsible to the stockholders. If one is concerned about these admittedly odious practices, there are two options. The first is to buy stock and to use your partial ownership of the business to make policy. All stockholders have this right, as well as the right to organize other stockholders. The other way is to refuse to buy the product, support competitors, and put the company out of business. The CEO may still get his "golden parachute", but there won't be any more CEOs to follow. This actually appears to be happening at GM.

Yes, this practice is sickening, but trying to control it through government is worse.

Even acknowledging this crap is beneath you and insulting to your readers. Sarah Palin is poorly educated, narrow minded and empty headed. Take the high road.

Regarding this gentleman's comments on abortion, I am by no means "Pro -life" ( who is anti-life)? The writer concedes that Roe v. Wade will not be overturned and that abortions will continue.

Both Hillary and Bill Clinton have stated a compromise. Bill Clinton specifically stated that "abortion should be legal, but rare". Precisely.

Once conceded that abortions will remain legal, the next best option is to reduce the number and thereby save as many fetuses as possible. There is no way to stop young people from having sex and attempting to do so defies human nature. Its impossible.

Therefore education and easy availability of birth control is the answer. My daughter attended a college where the heath clinic had a bowl of condoms by the door, free for the taking. Boy, did they disappear fast. There were only a very few unwanted pregnancies during the four years she attended.