I strongly disagree. It's not difficult at all.

If there is evidence to bring a detainee to trial, try him. Otherwise, release him.

If a detainee is tried and convicted, sentence him to a prison term of some length. If a detainee is tried and acquitted, release him.

Isn't that how it's supposed to work in America? Doesn't seem so difficult to me.

Wow. Just... wow.

I'll go with the last option.

And that's no knock against you. I actually wrote in Kucinich in the general election because there was no way I was voting for Obama and his terrifying ideas on executive power.

The point is the people don't want what's right. They're given the option, and they don't care to take it. Yes, I know there's a media machine that drives home the people most likely to cause trouble. But it's not like nobody ever heard of Paul or Kucinich. They just didn't care. And that's why we are where we are today.

I have a couple of friends who are the most in-love couple I know. He wouldn't make any attempt to hide what Barry's doing here, and if she "caught" him they'd go on to have a discussion about precisely how hot an ass that is.

How could a woman act like that? Because she knows he loves her and is completely devoted to her. She also knows he's a vital, living being who has all the desires and frailties of the human male. (She'd also know that's a pretty fine ass.)

Anyway, $5 says that's how Michelle responds. The Obamas are in loooooooooove. And good for them!

I'm pretty sure the whole country WILL look like California in about 10 years. A horrible budget, dysfunctional politicians, and no choice but to slash slash slash vital spending.

Nobody's doing anything about it. They got away with it. So it doesn't much matter what horrible things they did and to what extent.

And the fact that they got away with it means this is the new status quo. Welcome to the new America!

Your post was brilliant in about 5 different ways. Viva la "Morans" guy!

PELOSI PELOSI BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!!

"I found that the great respect I have for Judge Sotomayor’s heritage and history added even more to my desire to carefully review her record and opinions in hopes of finding them truly grounded in the rule of law and acceptable to earn the support and trust of the American people and myself."

The fact that she's Hispanic led to him applying tougher standards than he would've to someone else. Because she's Hispanic, he immediately felt the need to more carefully scour her record.

And people wonder why I think this country truly needs things like Affirmative Action? This is why.

"So these shoes were the most popular thing in the country for like three years. These ugly, garish awful things. Can you believe anyone ever wore these? This is the worse fashion statement since the '70s, and I'm proud to say I never owned any! WHAT WERE YOU PEOPLE THINKING??"

~Some D-list "comedian" on VH1, 2014

Without the Southerners that Voinovich thinks are leading the party downward, the Republican party would cease to exist as a major player on the national stage.

The Southerners run the Republican Party because those are the only people who are even close to majority Republican. If you were to eliminate the south, you'd have about 25% of the remaining Senate seats. Is that what Voinovich would prefer?

And 6 of them by the same guy. It makes the reading a bit easier I guess, since to me there are only 9 letters here.

I don't usually say this, because I spend plenty of time on the Internet, posting in letters sections and message boards and whatnot, but...

Get a friggin' life.

Seriously.

I always pictured her in Real Estate.

You mean increasing taxes on the ultra-rich doesn't completely destroy their standard of living or their desire to continue "producing" whatever it is they produce? That they recognize that no matter how much they're taxed, the system they are in allows them to thrive to a degree hundreds of times better than the average worker, and they wouldn't ever do anything to risk that?

And you mean everyone else can benefit from taxing the rich to the point where they aren't even affected by it (despite their lamentations to the contrary)?

Wow. That's just shocking news, isn't it?

You nailed it. We're not talking about people who like different kinds of music, or movies, or food. This isn't just some superficial thing - for most people (who take it seriously anyway), their politics reflect how they view the world and other people, and how they choose to approach problems. It seems strange that someone could have a lasting, loving relationship with a partner that differs in this way.

I'd be intrigued to see the data you're using to conclude that Iran is soon to be nuclear. Given that all of the intelligence agencies in the US concluded they're nowhere near that, you're claiming to have knowledge that nobody else in the country has. You should probably share that knowledge with our government, so the country can react accordingly.

One should have a clue how the government works before one is allowed to work for them.

America does not have a Commander in Chief. America's military does. But that is a separate role from anything having to do with our diplomatic mission or desires.

This has been our problem for decades now, and it doesn't surprise me that a Cheney would think "diplomacy" comes directly from a military leader.

Hey Liz, as your dad would say: go fuck yourself.