I can't help but think that this is an awful lot of attention to pay a pop-up book.

Sure it's wrong to use the rights tactics against them, but it may be one of those times when we on the left get to tell them "America, love it, or leave it."

Every week we have almost the same article posted here. Every week I get to read the same lame ass talking points that Fox uses. Every week I get to be reminded that "This is a center right country", which is complete bullshit, but what the hell, it's the sacred myth beloved by conservatives.

My grandfather was a GOP county chairman, and thank god he's been dead for nearly 40 years, because the GOP as it stands today would make him sick. The more of this crap I read the more I believe that this guy is one of the most weaselly GOPers out there. Just once I'd like to see him actually adress the question that he's claiming to answer, but I won't hold my breath.

The nice thing about having Israel as an ally is it's almost like you don't need an enemy. They seem to have absolutely no trouble running espionage rings in our country to spy on us. If memory serves me, their is at least one American serving a life sentence for espionage, who was convicted of spying for Israel. I also seem to remember Israel trying to get him released into their custody, because in Israel he's considered a national hero.

Likewise, there are far more Congressmen who live in fear of an attack by AIPAC, then live in fear of an attack by terrorists.

I guess my point here is I don't see any real benefit in having Israel as an ally. I know I risk getting castigated here but, it's not a matter of "What have they done for us lately?". It seems more of a matter of "what have they ever done for us besides be a handy way of assuaging our collective guilt from WWII?".

Joan, I have a suggestion, actually two.

One, stop asking for permission to speak. I know it's the polite thing to do, and I actually think it makes you look classy,and reasonable, but when you're debating Buchanan, who's neither, you may need to be as rude as he is.

Second, When someone like Buchanan lies about something, call them on it. Tell them to stop lying, or ask them why they feel the need to lie. Force them to defend the lie, and keep hammering on the lie. You did some of that last night, but let it go too quickly and easily. I kept hoping that you would ask Buchanan something along the lines of "Why should we believe the word of some anonymous clerk's, with a personal grudge's, word about anything?"

I forgot t0 put the word yearly before salary. My bad.

I have to acknowledge, not understanding societies fascination with virginity. I just don't. Why is sex the only aspect of our existence where inexperience is considered a good thing?

I've never meet anyone willing to ride with someone who's never driven a car before, or fly with pilot who's never flown, even if they did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. But when it comes to sex.....I just don't get it.

As for these virginity auctions, I'm all for any woman who can make a profit on what is usually the most disappointing experience of their life. Even if it's just the lowly sum of a Walmart employees salary.

Hey I'm all for their resolution as long as they agree to call themselves Republiclowns. It seems fair.

It took 100 years for GM to screw up Oldsmobile, and less than 20 to screw up Saturn. I've owned 3 that I loved, they were affordable got good gas mileage and surprisingly enough were well built. They stood behind the products they made, and the price was the price. Then GM took more control, and low and behold, they stopped doing what they were good at. Now with my current Saturn hitting 10 years of age and 200,000 miles I find my self looking for something they don't have. a practical, affordable car that get's good gas mileage and doesn't look like every other GM out there. It's a pity that they lost the mission, but that's GM for you.

Since I don't have time to read all 85 comments before I leave for work, I'll just post.

It just boggles the mind. The same party that gave us "Just Say No", and the "War On Drugs" is so beholden to...basically a recovering junkey, and I'm pretty sure he has other chemical dependencys other than Oxycontin.

There's his Viagra habit to begin with. If any big name liberal went overseas on an all male "fishing trip", and was arrested for coming back with a cache of illegal Viagra we would never hear the end of it from Rush. Never.

If that liberal was known to smoke large cigars on a regular basis, like Rush, I'm sure of the conclusions he would come up with are obvious. After all, according to Freud, sometimes a cigar is more than just a cigar.

Now, I'm sure I'm going to get jumped on for saying this here but that's ok. I sometimes think that we're too polite as liberals when we don't point out, and continue to point out, the hypocrisies many big name conservatives operate under. We just shrug our shoulders and go "Human weakness" and let it go at that. For the most part that's my instinct too, but the are people out there that don't let anything go, like Rush, ever, and I think we should do the same to him. that's mt 2 cents worth.