What the hell has happened to our country? It did not used to be this way, even twenty years ago. No one got their panties in a wad over politics.

There are former friends that don't speak to me because I am far too left for them. (Translated: I read and don't watch FAUX News.)

However, I have made more friendships based on common ground since then, and I am far, far happier for having done so.

As for relatives, just go choke down the turkey dinner once a year. Other wise, I am with the person who says fight for your beliefs. I don't tolerate any insults, slurs, slights or anything else the rest of the time. We have learned: They don't do those nasty jokes and I don't talk about their god Ronnie Ray-gun. It is an uneasy peace.

And, yes, I blame the Republican machine for the mess we are in and for the reasons we are all feuding.

It is called greed. Pure and simple greed.

Ever so often the pendulum swings for the uber wealthy in America and it always ends with the greedy taking over and crashing it for everyone else. Usually, it starts over with a whole new set of regulations.

That is why democracy and capitalism cannot work without regulation. Capitalism will buy the democracy every time.

Please, just publish these names, including the lobbyists and Congress members involved.

We can find plenty of tar and feathers.

What radical Democratic agenda? For those of us who live in one of those frickin' red states, let me do some 'splainin' to you about radical:

Try living in a state where the majority of the legislators won't fund social programs but cough up money for basketball teams.

Try living in a state where the legislators are investigating whether or not Richard Dawkins' visit at his own expense to a local university some how spend state funds for lighting, while they turn their back to a paid visit by Ben Stein for $10 and $100K paid to Rudy Guiliani for their crap.

Try living in a state where the legislators declare homosexuals terrorists. And openly worship John Birch.

Try living in a state where we really don't even care about the Ten Commandments every where, we are just trying to keep them from stealing more rights. They are also trying to destroy the Bar Association, and women's rights and have declared embryonic stem cell research illegal.

Try living in a state where the legislators are trying to dictate that 'science' should be left up to local school boards, translated: teach creationism.

I could go on, but you get the idea. That is radical. Right wing radical.

Republican Health Care: "Let the market take care of it, and by the way we believe in tort reform and hate embryonic stem cell research but are the party of Jehsusss. Stop those entitlements--aka medicaid and medicare! Die in the streets, we don't care. Pre-existing condition? You were born into the wrong family, God didn't want you to be helped."

Why anyone would bother with these people are beyond me. They are just mean and uncaring and greedy.

Maybe President Obama isn't perfect (what a SHOCK!) but these suckers are just hateful.

"The answer is obvious. The right, for the most part, embraces basic Judeo-Christian ideals and would not promote nor defend the propaganda techniques that were perfected in godless communist and socialist regimes."

I laughed so hard snot was running out my nose! Obviously he doesn't live among these "Judeo-Christian" Republicans in a red state. What a hoot! They are the biggest liars of all. They are con artists, pretending to love Jesus while robbing you blind. Hasn't he figured out the worst of everything-- worst health care, violent crime, low education rates, worst care for the poor and elderly, etc. etc. is in the so called 'Christian Conservative' states? Here is a clue: The more religious an area is, the WORSE sins the people commit!!! The states with the most churches per capita also have the most people locked up in jail!

BTW, Mr. Breitbart (something like that sounds made up) some of us actually DO use our real name.

I would bet that President Obama would like to have given the Queen the whole STATE of Oklahoma! rather than just the musical version, complete with the Glen Beck and faux Jesus lovin' Republicans that populate this place. (The ! after Oklahoma! is now a new state law.)

Don't worry about the United States Constitution, State Legislators ignore it all the time with their own made up insanity.

So, Queen, talk to Obama about the whole state complete with the Glenn Beck and Jeh-sus lovin' Republicans. But, please, let a few of us misplaced liberal souls move to Scotland or London or someplace like that. We promise to enjoy your health care and just be good citizens. We will bring our own iPods, thank you very much.

So does this fine Senator want to be the first one to stand up and allow guns back on airplanes too?

I loved this show, and hated for it to end. But I saw the ending as something else: We choose the life we want.

Sam had three different lives to pick, in the end he was the spaceman, but the white shoe of Harvey Kietel's character was the tell. In one of the earlier episodes there was a statement from the Wizard of Oz about home, and you can always go there if you chose.

The show had a rushed ending, but I saw Sam had three choices: Life in 1973, life in 2008 or life in 2035. He was definitely headed for 1973, warts and all, because that was where he was truly home.

One does wonder how much the GOP put in the coffers of Mr. Paw-plenty to make him drag this out as long as possible.

Franken should just go to Washington. He won, get over it already Republicans. Talk about sore losers!