"And count me lucky to still be here under a bright sky in Vermont, when the wind in the trees is blowing in great, beautiful waves as summer turns to autumn, years after I pledged to Jon that we never would grow old."

Coming from a completely different life, I didn't want to read your story because I didn't think there was anything in it I could relate to. Funny thing is, just this morning, while driving to work, I thought to myself, "Why do we have to die? Why can't we live forever?" And then I read your article, and realized we have more in common than I initially thought. Love your writing, hope to read more soon.

Ok, so Clinton sounds like a history professor and Bush sounds like an idiot. BUT, maybe his henchmen are smarter than Hillary. By phrasing his speech in such simple good vs. evil terminology, he really is reaching the maximum number of those good old Christian, values-based, red state voters that put him into the Oval Office. Whereas Hillary is narrowing her listening demographic to those who give enough of a hoot to figure out what she said. It's like the millions of people that made The Matrix a box-office hit but couldn't tell you what it was about to save their lives.

"The fact that the White House dispatched to Iraq a pure political hack -- the former Bush/Cheney '04 communications official -- to incorporate into the U.S. military those communications techniques is obvious evidence of the White House's deliberate effort to politicize the military's war communications."

Exactly. Boylan didn't even need to open his mouth. This already proved that this administration is turning the military into a propaganda outlet, accessible only to the right. But it's great that he did; we got a good taste of what he calls 'comic relief'.

But you have to ask yourself, why would they expose themselves to the real questions that only dissenters can ask? Why would they? After all, it's not as if the army is unaffiliated anymore. Boy, I think all this chumminess with the Pakistani army has had an effect. Our army has learned some valuable lessons from them.

But don't worry. The time of reckoning is near. Whether it's Hillary or Obama, heads will roll.

The reason this is funny is because he keeps denying that he's sent this email or that email, yet it's pathetically obvious that all of these emails are coming from the same snide loudmouth.

It is the height of hypocrisy and stupidity that Boylan and other Republicans like him have developed the habit of doing whatever they please, and then following the party line of 'deny! deny! deny!' it all.

If Boylan felt so strongly about these topics that he wrote unsolicited emails to bloggers, why won't he stand by what he's said? Because even he can see the sheer idiocy in his own emails, and maybe because others in charge are now trying to do some damage control. Whichever it is, it all reeks of the familiar Republican underhandedness.

' "The parts that Greenwald chose not to publish tend to contradict his characterization of the email as 'bizarre' and 'unsolicited'." He has titled his post: "Full Text of Email Reveals Greenwald Mischaracterizations," and he re-prints the entire e-mail which I sent to him, bolding the parts he says I "chose to leave out." Very dramatic. '

bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Seriously, that's pretty funny stuff, you have to admit. I don't think this has to do with English, though. Maybe they have yet to master the art of the Inter-net. For example, a word bolded in blue, means you can click on it, and it will take you to another page, upon which you will find an extension of whatever the author was referring to. Matter of fact, I'll go tell this to Fread Fundit. I'm pretty sure I'll see this on Fox News as "BREAKING NEWS" soon ;P

The scammer who sent the email to Humphrey is just that: a scam. I've gotten similar emails from seling my stuff on ebay. You can see right through them and they are almost always coming from some unrecognizable IP address in Africa.

The emails sent to Greenwald, however, are obviously the work of Boylan. Not just the Internet technicals, but the tone of voice, and the writing style, are identical. Boylan can deny it all he wants, he's not fooling ANYONE. What an idiot.

I understand what Cary was getting at. It's just Halloween. Looking at this from the perspective of someone that doesn't celebrate Halloween- (immigrant parents don't take to the notion of letting their kids go to strangers' doors to beg for candy...actually, not just immigrants, lots of people don't agree with that) -I see Halloween as a light-hearted day to have fun. Letting the kids celebrate it seems to me to be a way to celebrate it yourself as an adult.

But a lot of weird stuff happens on Halloween. Not the surreal kind, but the real, nasty, risky kind, especially in the age range that the LW's girlfriend's daughter is in.

Three points here:

1) I'm sure a lot of parents are aware of the safety risk and take extra precautions. But if the LW's girlfriend is not one of those parents, then it becomes his responsibility.

2) Dressing like that is ASKING for unwanted, unneccesary, and potentially dangerous attention. He should DEFINITELY say something about it.

3) However, he can't impose himself, because she is, after all, not his daughter. And lots of parents don't take well to being told they're not doing what they should be doing for their kids. Best to go about it very cautiously so it doesn't backfire.

To Cary: Although your prose was wonderful to read, really you should have at least mentioned the safety risks involved here.