I guess the fact that McCain is a person who wants to be POTUS just went right over your head. As a married person, I understand that little jokes are normal within the context of marriage. They are not appropriate in professional situations. It's as simple as that.

McCain is not vying for Redneck of the year Award, he wants to be president. I realize that the drunk/high buffoons don't get the distinction. I do. If you don't, perhaps you should reassess your criteria for a president.

As for McCain, I find it pathetic that he would stoop to such a crass maneuver to curry "regular guy" points with the crowd. It lowers my opinion of him even further. He looks desperate.

I have a suspicion that the PTSD might be related to a previously undiagnosed psychological disorder. The body is a wonderful thing and has miraculous ways of allowing us to survive. Childbirth isn't easy but women have been doing it for eons. I don't think PTSD is an appropriate response to anything short of a near-death experience. Don't these hospitals have medication?

I didn't have an easy childbirth with my son. Labor was induced and after 12 hours of fruitless pain incurred by Pitocin, I had a C-section. I was tired but I really didn't care. I wanted that baby OUT. Despite the major surgery, I was walking the next day (thanks Perc & Motrin Combo!).

I guess the great weakness to the study for me was the wide number (possibly 18%) of women having PTSD symptoms. Sorry, but that can't be accurately assessed as connected to childbirth alone. Most births, in DEVELOPED countries, are fairly easy. I too had a complicated birth, baby with Tachy & Bradycardia, C-Section and I bounced back very easily. Hospitals are prepared.

The woman with the nightmare 26-hour labor sounds like she was being tortured by the midwife. I can't help but to wonder why she was forced to endure such a dreadful experience? Didn't she plan on meds? I know many women in my childbirth class wanted a natural childbirth. I thought to myself, "what the devil for? It's not a competition to see how much pain you can endure."

You didn't respond to my comment about what you expect in a POTUS. I assume you're american, right? And you're happy with a publicly-stated, juvenile and sexist comment by a presidential candidate, all in the service of catering to a horde of drunken bikers? If McCain's leering jest passes for humor with you, your standards are low.

As for rednecks, we in America know what they are: ignorant trash. The "F*#@ Obama" chant before McCain's speech was a dead giveaway.

Wow. You have some sick friends. I mean that. I hope you and your friends know that those conditions are extreme and very rare. I OTOH know many women who have had emergency C-Sections (including me) but none with horror stories.

Were we discussing accident victims? That's hardly the same as childbirth which, just as a refresher, is a natural part of life. Yes, it's difficult but all of these references to torture, war (!), and serious injury are basically inappropriate. Childbirth has its risks but they are FAR outweighed by competent medical services.

I think what's missing is an explanation of what constitutes "difficult childbirth."

By all means, let's hear more about McCain. Let's hear about John McCain, Bush lapdog, the big oil pal, the cut-taxes-for the-rich guy, the adulterer and so on. The problem is that the media has settled complacently on one narrative for McCain, Prisoner of War Survivor. There's a lot more out there that needs to be exposed. Perhaps that's what Obama needs to do for McCain since the media is so reluctant.

What's your point? I certainly don't get the b*tchfest you just went on about in your post.

If your angry at your son and his young wife, that's your problem. Michelle Obama is connecting with the many military spouses and families that have been placed under enormous strain thanks to our Itaq misadventures. I'm glad that someone is interested in exposing some of the truth of the Bush/Cheney military policy insetad of glossing it over with platitudes like, "we support the troops."

That is the bottom line. Faster rotation and lower center of gravity helps with uneven bars, the beam, and floor. However, there are benefits to a more developed physique as well, namely power. I would also look at the example set by former champ Svetlana Korkhina, a relatively tall and lanky 5 ft. 6 in. her coach simply invented different elements to complement her frame rather than try to force her compete like a sprite. It worked very well for her but the scoring system may have changed since then.

If you can't figure out how NOT to have an affair and you are a married politician, don't LIE about it. Hopefully, Edwards is going to sail quietly into that good night, heal his family or whatever else they call it. Get gone John Edwards!

The mind-bogglingly silly argument that "99% was lies." No John, you screwed around on your wife and didn't feel like telling the truth about it. And let's not forget that you wanted to be president also.

That is the bottom line. Sey's rationale is basically do whatever you want to compete better, regardless of laws, consequences or issues of fairness. That's indicative of a self-centered, "me, me, me" attitude. I have sympathy for a teenage Jennifer Sey easily lured by the promise that some drugs offer. However, if almost 20 years doesn't give you perspective on how terribly wrong and unethical doping is, then there's something deeply flawed in Jennifer Sey. She's disgusting.