John Wayne's best? Maybe. But I prefer "The Cowboys" with bad guy Bruce Dern -- the only western the Duke ever died in.

It's Sunday and I see Obama is doing as many news shows as possible. Perhaps he should clone himself. Does he really think that people are going to support his public option simply because they see his face a lot. Talk about overexposure. Sheesh.

God, I miss Tim Russert.

On the other hand, we have some great football on hand today! At 1:00, we have the Jets vs. the Patriots, Jet's at home. Then at 4:00, the Ravens vs. the Chargers looks pretty good. Although you might want to check out the Steelers vs. the Bears. But at 8:20, the Giants head into the Cowboys brand new stadium. So get ready to rumble! Go Jets! Go Giants! Go BBQ on the deck!

""Small government" is not a value. The type of government is the real issue. For example, most people would rather live in a large, bloated democratic republic than a small, efficient dictatorship."

Yes, of course, Mr. Wizard, I was advocating that the government here in America should be a small, efficient dictatorship. Uh-huh. That's the ticket. Yeesch.

But if you're asking what my core beliefs are, it's simple.

Small government

Fiscal responsibility

Tax reduction

Strong national defense

Individual responsibility

Maximum individual liberty

Give generously and/or volunteer

And before you come back at me with something like, "Where were you when Bush was spending all that money?" -- the answer is I was angry and horrified.

PS: I'm not a righty, I'm a clear-thinking moderate.

"You guys just can't stand that, can you? Someone trying to make a better society. It just pisses you off."

No, Coo-coo, I appreciate anyone who is trying to make a better society. I just can't stand phonies. And Bill Moyers is as phony as a three-dollar bill with John Edwards face on it. Also, he's rather dim-witted, I'm afraid:)

I wouldn't hold my breath, Joan. His exactly quote was:

"When I told that woman I didn't want to listen to her prattle, that was way out of line. I understand why I was frustrated. But that was wrong."

He doesn't even mention your name, Joan, probably because he doesn't even know it.

"Bill Moyers is a national treasure. He is easily one of the most important voices in our media. His integrity, honesty, compassion and intelligence are second to none in the media. He is the best of America. He shows the best of what we can be to the world."

Ha! I just sprayed Mountain Dew out my nose. Thanks for the laugh, Coo-coo.

But, alas, I must mow the lawn now.

Let me take you back again to the words of Gandhi, who said: "A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else."

Just as I wouldn't buy a used car from John Edwards (based on his history), just as I wouldn't go under the knife using Michael Jackson's cosmetic surgeon (based on his history),just as I wouldn't invest with Bernie Madoff (based on his history), I wouldn't trust Bill Moyers to engage in an honest investigation (based on his history).

And you really don't need any chalkboard A, B, C logic to figure that out.

I'll stick with the Gandhi philosophy, thank you.

Based on what? Surely if all the ad prompted wa "a reasonable assumption," it would never have been universally criticized and quickly pulled. So what reasonable assumption are you referring to?

@ Lucy: "It looks like you are eager to impugn Bill Moyers' reputation so that he won't be the one to investigate Dick Armey...but why? If not Bill Moyers, who else would you suggest? Your logic is all ad hominem." - Lucy

Yes, I AM impugning Bill Moyers' intergrity and his ability, therefore, to engage in an honest investigation. But it's certainly not by using ad hominem logic. It's based on the hard, cold facts of the way the man has lead his life.

As Gandhi said: "A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else."

@John Anderson: I said, "The ad meant to scare the daylights out of anyone considering voting for Goldwater." You asked, "Virtue, what's your point?"

My point is that the "Daisy" ad makes the "Willie Horton" ad look like PEE Wee's Playhouse. It was political scare tactics on steroids. It implied that if a vote for Goldwater would bring on nuclear war. Don't you find that even slightly egregious? Funny, wiki recalls it like this: "As soon as the ad aired, Johnson's campaign was widely criticized for using the prospect of nuclear war, as well as the implication that Goldwater would start one, to frighten voters. The ad was immediately pulled."

But you have no problem with it?