And every single one of them gets on comments boards and accuses the other 7 of being terrified of her power and brilliance.

I kept thinking Dick Wolf must've just discovered the issue, so that his understanding of those vast complexities was naive and shallow in the extreme.

I love the show (it's comfort food), will continue to watch, but, wow -- what a dumb thing this episode was!

When was Clinton charged with, much less convicted of rape?

Turns out NR's intellectuality was only a cheap veneer, and it has worn off.

I did my part today over on the "Ledeen: Obama 'likes tyrants and dislikes America'" thread.

In reply to Susan Wood, I wrote, The thing is, (Glock45 is) unclear on a lot of things -- for instance, how telling whoppers about yourself on comments threads destroys your credibility.

On September 14, he wrote: "I chose the name Glock45 because after seeing Mr. Ken Gladney, a black conservative, get racially slandered by Obama's SEIU and ACORN thugs with the endearing terms of house nigger and uncle tom."

That incident happened in August. But he's been Glock45 since June.

By the way, on September 13, on the "Dems Baucus, Conrad ready to give in to Wilson" thread, he fantasized being assaulted by SEIU and ACORN members: "All I need my Glock for is to legally protect myself from the assaults of the SEIU and ACORN thugs like they did to Mr. Ken Gladney."

Let's hope he doesn't decide to provoke such an assault.

You are aptly named.

One thing, though. You undermined the credibility of your mighty rant when you forgot to use the words Marxist, fascist, and libtard.

Were you shooting up your ceiling with maniacal glee before you wrote that? Good use of the Glock!

By the way, on September 13 you fantasized being assaulted by SEIU and ACORN members. You wrote: All I need my Glock for is to legally protect myself from the assaults of the SEIU and ACORN thugs like they did to Mr. Ken Gladney.

Unless you typically hang out near members of the SEIU and ACORN, how will that ever happen to you? Are you thinking of seeking out SEIU and ACORN members and confronting them, hoping that it might?

That would seriously undercut your defense of "legally protecting yourself."

I do have one libertarian-dogma-spouting acquaintance who talks a good game about personal responsibility and accountability, but doesn't actually practice it or advocate it.

It's you. But why the dogma?

Thank you for reminding me that you're libertarian-lite and in fact just another Marxist like the rest of us Americans.

(Though most Americans have somehow missed how our government is like that of Italy or Greece. Who knew?)

#1. Two sentences does not a rant make.

It was a mercifully short rant (thank you!), but a rant nevertheless.

#2. Sorry you don't care for personal accountability.

So, you've determined that I don't favor personal accountability because I'm not a libertarian. Good to know, but how do you account for all the libertarians who talk a good game about personal responsibility and accountability, yet lead lives that show that they're as weak and irresponsible as anyone else?

#3. I, for one, never tire of your posts, especially the 100 or so that are variations on Frank's lame "what planet..." joke.

Well, damn. I need a better writer.

Very true. And I've read that some men are even reluctant to show affection for their sons lest they "turn them gay."

By the way, when George Bush held hands with Prince Abdullah in 2005, all sorts of snickering commenced, not only because of the "gay" angle, but also the suggestion that Bush was kowtowing by adopting Arab etiquette.

If moderates and liberals were the hysteria-driven fabulists rightwingers are, they'd have been declaring, as undeniable fact, that Bush was now a gay Muslim.

Yes, sadly, I do know what you mean. My late mother was clinically paranoid and sounded a lot like you.

The thing is, he's unclear on a lot of things -- for instance, how telling whoppers about yourself on comments threads destroys your credibility.

On September 14, he wrote: I chose the name Glock45 because after seeing Mr. Ken Gladney, a black conservative, get racially slandered by Obama's SEIU and ACORN thugs with the endearing terms of house nigger and uncle tom.

That incident happened in August. But he's been Glock45 since June.

By the way, on September 13, on the "Dems Baucus, Conrad ready to give in to Wilson" thread, he fantasized being assaulted by SEIU and ACORN members: All I need my Glock for is to legally protect myself from the assaults of the SEIU and ACORN thugs like they did to Mr. Ken Gladney.

Let's hope he doesn't decide to provoke such an assault.

God but your hackneyed libertarian rants are tiresome, seething with bitterness that Americans reject the theoretical glory that is libertarianism.

Send that little ditty to Glenn Beck. He'll have to change a few words (he probably doesn't want to mention Salon), but it's right up his alley.

If he performs it on his show, you could become famous.

The counselor's daughter is in her late thirties now and likely a mother, so let's hope she matured beyond her childhood view that hugs = sex.

About photos of WWII servicemen relaxing with their arms draped over each other, I have photos of my late father, who was a Navy ensign in 1945, relaxing on deck in similar fashion with his young fellow officers.

I think he would have gotten very defensive (not to mention threatened to hurl an ashtray at me) if I'd ever jokingly said, "Wow Dad, you guys were so, like, gay!"

Wow. You're back, hoping someone will take you seriously.

On September 14, you wrote: "I chose the name Glock45 because after seeing Mr. Ken Gladney, a black conservative, get racially slandered by Obama's SEIU and ACORN thugs with the endearing terms of house nigger and uncle tom."

That happened in August.

Yet you've been Glock45 since June. Explain.

I have to go make dinner.