Lieberman said, "For the sake of our state, our country and my party, I cannot, I will not let this result stand."

Translation: I have seen democracy, and it is me.

Watching him sputter last night, I kept thinking about that line in Citizen Kane, when someone says to Kane, "But people will think..." and he bellows back, "...what I TELL them to think!"

Lieberman also mentioned being tired of the partisan bickering. Well, Joe, I'll give you that: The way you sucked up to Bush on Iraq, Social Security, the bankruptcy and energy bills and Terri Schaivo, among other issues, no one could ever accuse you of partisan bickering...

Joe has been all about Joe from the get-go. I'm still appalled that he didn't give up his Senate run in 2000 to be on the Vice Presidential line. That should have stopped Gore in his tracks during the vetting process and made him realize what a self-dealer this clown is.

The Democrats should treat this guy like the political kryptonite he's become.

...nobody can stand bush of any kind.

Wouldn't you hesitate to call an actress who had packed on a few pounds a "fatso"?

And isn't fatso kind of a juvenile term, anyway? Fortunately for Val Kilmer, he very much does appear to be rubber to your glue...

I was evacuated from the WTC plaza on 9/11 (had cement and glass shards removed from my head, shoulders, back, neck and arms). If they want me to fly without moisturizer and lip gloss, I'll do it (and this is from someone who has moisturizer and lipgloss stashed pretty much in every room of the house and every pocketbook).

But they need to be thorough and consistent about it. And they need to do other real things to beef up air security as well, such as sharing the watchlist with airlines, not forcing airmarshals to flash their badges before boarding, etc.

It's astonishing that after all this time, the Bush administration is still so incredibly half-assed and inconsistent about security, and that they will put neither the time, the money or the effort into beefing up our airports, maritime ports, nuclear facilities, and chemical facilities. At the end of the day, all these guys care about is minimizing the hassle/expense that their corporate contributors have to endure.

It's DISGRACEFUL.

...for the Democrats to re-trot out their list of anti-terrorism initiatives, such as adopting all key recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. They did it months ago, nobody listened, and nothing's been done. They also might wonder aloud why the f@!$!@# bin Laden is still out there.

If they don't sieze the agenda on this--if they allow the Repugs to say, "See? We TOLD you terrorism was still a threat!!" as if the Democrats' increasing opposition to the Iraq War meant they were unconcerned about terrorism--then they truly never learn.

They have to go on the offensive.

Is any screening system perfect? No. Should we then throw up our hands in defeat? No.

If banning liquids cuts off one avenue for terrorists, let's do it. But we should also have bodyscans that detect bottles hidden in clothing (a friend of mine bragged to me today that she smuggled her moisturizer onboard yesterday in by hiding it under her arm under her shirt, secured by her bra).

But let's also devote more time and money to rounding up terrorists before they strike; to securing our ports, nuclear facilities, and chemical facilities (let's stop letting corporations dictate how much security their facilities do or do not need, as they'll always err on the side of doing it on the cheap); to giving our cities the funding they need to keep their citizens secure; to shaping up the Department of Homeland Security into a real agency instead of a dumping ground for political cronies; etc.

The last six words of this story reflect but one aspect of the sheer incompetence and half-assed-ness of the Bush administration: Osama bin Laden is still at large.

...who said, "Seriously - if our family can't travel with our iPods, our laptops, our Gameboys, our books and magazines and bottled water, we're just staying home."

First of all, did you mean that "seriously" part, or were you parodying the typical shallow, spoiled American? If it was the latter, well done!!

I'm pretty sure you can still travel with magazines and books, you can get bottled water before or after you land, and if you can't travel without all the other stuff, which wasn't even in existence a few years ago, you really are a caricature. And ironically, it seems like you need a vacation--a REAL vacation from your electronic addictions--more than anyone.

...Eeeeeeeeeeew!!

Guys give you WAY too much 411 when they wear a speedo.

There is a reason that speedos--and guys who wear them--are the butt (you'll excuse the expression) of so many snarky jokes. There is nothing sleazier on the beach than a guy parading around in a spandex bandaid, with his buttcrack winking at you as he sashays by. And there is nothing hotter than a guy with a nice, normal-looking body wearing baggy shorts, happy and casual, not needing to prove anything. Sort of the anti-preener.

And if the author looks so hot in his speedo, then why do they have a stock photo accompanying the article instead of a shot of the author? (And the stock photo, you might notice, features one of the more modest speedos.) I mean, it's cute that his wife thinks he looks so fantastic, but she could well be the only one.

As for me, give me a cute guy in cutoffs or baggy trunks. I'd much rather see pantlegs flapping in the breeze than a few other things I could think of.