But it's comical to see everyone ignore their own noise machines in the form of Keith "this is the special finger" Olbermann, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Bill Moyers (and the whole NPR/PBS gang), the NY Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, LA Times, et. ad nauseam.

OK, so what exactly is your definition of "hate"? You're actually comparing someone like Bill Moyers to Rush Limbaugh - saying that they are on an equal plane when it comes to spewing hate?

A "noise machine" isn't the same thing as a "hate machine".

I would be so horribly embarrassed, being so horribly wrong, so horribly often and, by extension, causing so many deaths.

What is it that allows a person to feel no shame?

She's a little pixie goddess, and she needs to be in movies again!

I understand that many men don't like condoms.

There are also a lot of things that women who are using birth control don't like, such as:

Hormone-laden pills, shots or patches

Inserting and removing a diaphragm

Having a foreign object (IUD) inserted into her uterus

Having an abortion if birth control fails

Having a baby if birth control fails

Of course, I understand that we are talking about different things here. None of the commonly-used female birth control methods reduce sensation. They do all, however, carry potential health risks, can be cumbersome to use, and are more costly than condoms. And, needless to say, having an abortion or having a baby are serious and life-changing events.

So, considering all this, I'm sorry, but it just seems a little bit whiny to talk about loss of sensation.

But I have sent an e-mail to Hamilton. Please let us know what else we can do.

She should have said to Cokie Roberts: "Excuse me, but we're talking about a war in which over 4,000 Americans have died. It is inappropriate to laugh during such a discussion, no matter what you may, personally, think of my views."

The opening sequence is on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0-XrZoHj2k

Both Cole and Williams get to touch pretty Peggy Lipton! And she doesn't really fall - she sort of staggers. :-)

I don't think I have EVER seen as much foaming at the mouth and hatefulness as I have seen between Obama and Clinton supporters. I really don't know where it's coming from, but it is absolutely, depressingly, disgustingly ugly.

If this is an indication of what is happening generally in the Democratic party, I think we're in for a world of hurt come November. I am fully preparing myself for at least four more years of Republican rule. More war, more torture, more spying on Americans, and less health care, worse economy, less of a future.

I thought the goal was to get a Democrat in the White House this year. Focus, people!

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza provided the answer just this week:

Critical mass has been reached. "Bitter" and "cling" will forever be tied to Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in the same way that "Tuzla" and "the laugh" will always evoke Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) when a political junkie thinks of the 2008 Democratic race. (emphasis added)

Maybe Chris Cillizza is a political junkie, and maybe most of the people he hangs around with are political junkies, but most Americans are not political junkies. They're too busy trying not to lose their homes and their health insurance.

How out of touch and self-referential can these people be?

Do you think that, maybe, Broder learned something here? Is it possible that he might actually take at face value what voters in Pennsylvania said about the economy and Iraq being the most important issues?

Is there hope?

How long has it been since the nominee hasn't been decided by this point? It's got to be exciting to still be able to have an impact. But, trust me, those of us who have already voted are kind of tired of the whole thing.

...that these were miscarriages? These were not miscarriages. They were self-induced abortions.

I do realize that, in medical terminology, a miscarriage can be called a spontaneous abortion.

But, in everyday language, which is what people who are not medical professional use, a miscarriage is something that happens unintentionally, without outside interference, and is usually an unexpected and unwelcome event. (I realize that many miscarriages happen before a woman even knows she's pregnant, and also that a miscarriage may not be unwelcome if a woman doesn't want to be pregnant, and might be considering obtaining an abortion.)

To people who have had miscarriages, and have grieved over them, this feels like a pretty insensitive use of the term, even though it may be medically accurate.

I am pro-choice, by the way. And I feel that Shvarts is not really a friend of the pro-choice movement.

There is an herb called pennyroyal that can cause a spontaneous abortion.

...if poor women who want to keep their babies will be able to get ultrasounds (and other pre-natal care), of if they'll just be out of luck.

...who does the average middle-aged American man look like?

Just curious.

The home of bitter, angry men since 2005.

It's fine to accept injuries as a consequence of a sport, as long as those involved in the sport are human beings who have a choice.

I'm wondering if the increase in over-40 pregnancies is for women who have already had successful pregnancies in the past, or for "first-timers". Maybe they didn't break it down that far.

My understanding is that, if you've been fertile in the past (carried one or more pregnancies to term), then you'd better use protection even into your forties. If you haven't ever been pregnant, or haven't carried a pregnancy to term, your chances of getting pregnant in your forties are pretty slim.