Maybe Orly prefers jail time. Easier to become a martyr for the cause that way.

No having followed this at all, I would appreciate a more informative article. What is meant by "mishandling of the president's efforts to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay?" And is that sufficient for the guy being forced to resign?

You may be right about Zorkna's and others' true identities, but I have no means of confirming it one way or the other.

And in some ways, it's irrelevant. Even in the pay of an unscrupulous employer, someone who is willing to write/say such things without even a twinge of concern for the state of their own soul is still pretty deranged in my book.

As a New Orleans native who lived through three hurricanes (including Betsy) when I was a boy, I hope this storm just peters out, it being so late in the season. The area's suffered quite enough for a good long while.

(And Zorkna and other folks who seem to live to spew hate, for heaven's sake, if you're like this when you're not anonymous and on the internet, please seek help. Do these many angry deranged people really walk among us daily, or does the internet just provide a small, sick minority a place where they just seem to be rather common?)

The congresswoman is a fucking loony.

that Hatch ought to be more worried about how the GOP is becoming irrelevant because they won't address the pressing issues of the day because they think their best path back to power is to have the Democrats fail.

He might also want to worry a bit about the party's purging of anyone who is willing to compromise for the better of the nation or that can engage in rational thought and debate.

enlarge the comic.

Also, I deeply dislike the new layout for the comic home page. It is unnecessarily confusing, making it very difficult to figure out what's new, what's old and in what order (temporally) the comics should be viewed. Who the hell designed the layout of the page? Yuck.

All right everyone that wants a public option without a trigger (which includes me). No more pissing and moaning about it. Let's make it happen by creating so much public pressure that the pols are compelled to provide it. There are *many* groups you can volunteer with to get it done. I'm partial to OFA (Organizing for America), but MoveOn, FireDogLake and others are all working for the same ends.

Find one you're comfortable with and get to work!

"Also, I'm thinking of a certain person who is reputed to have never been a sperm cell, but he was an egg. Now what was his name....? Darnit, I can't remember, but I know there are a bunch of people who swear it's true."

That reminds me of a joke that I'd love to be able to tell my students in evolutionary biology but don't because it's scientifically inaccurate and (obviously) potentially offensive.

Many species of animals are capable of reproducing parthenogenically (without having sex), but there is only one case in humans where this has occurred.

(The scientific problem with this is that parthenogens produce only female offspring, so the joke doesn't quite work. On the other hand, I suppose the big guy upstairs made he-who-you-couldn't-remember male so no one would claim it was a case of parthenogenesis.)

"Obviously a neighborhood full of gay abortionists, on their way to the bath houses."

Oh my!!?? Really?? They seemed like such nice people.

--It means you walk your dog instead of "take care of your kids".

That point, whether yours or Donohue's, is ridiculous on the face of it, just like Donohue's screed.

And in my particular case, doubly so because part of my morning routine is for my son and I to both play with the dog in the back yard. Clearly a sign of extreme neglect on my part.

Really? I didn't know that walking one's dog was a sign of the apocalypse.

-- gar

No doubt. I've long had the feeling that my morning perambulation with my dog had me on the brink of a face-to-face meeting with Satan.

(No not really. It's usually just a pleasurable stroll through the neighborhood waving at the walkers, runners, and early commuters. Oh, and dutifully picking up after my canine friend and depositing it as fertilizer in my hedge. A sure sign of the proximity of the apocalypse ;-))

Gordon, you're a riot. Having trolls like you who are either delusional or cynical liars keeps me stitches. Do you really believe informed people are the least bit swayed by your rants?

I just want to make clear that I'm not in any way putting down Obama or belittling his efforts toward a more cooperative and peaceful world. I have nothing but praise for what he's done along those lines, and he will have my support as he tries to implement the principles he's promulgated.

I'm just expressing a personal judgment that, for me, we're approximately back to where we should be and that the real accomplishment will be in the realization, however imperfect, of some or all of those principles. Perhaps I can make my point of view clearer by posing this question.

Were things so bad after Bush that any person elected to the presidency would have likely gotten a peace prize simply because s/he reversed some of Bush's policies and agreed to work cooperatively toward common goals that serve humanity rather than a narrow set of interests?

Given that he was awarded the prize and that he hasn't had much time in office, I think his humility and recognition of how much there is yet to do strikes exactly the right tone.