This is just a humble suggestion, but I'm wondering if it would be possible for a group of moderates to gather resources sufficient to mount a national add campaign suggesting where people might find more accurate sources of news: TV, radio, newspapers, web sites which tend to be better sources to help us wade through the multi-faceted world in which we currently live. I have a very strong suspicion that much of the public would no longer be watching the MSM if they knew somewhere else they could go for better information. Here in Minnesota we have Minnesota Public Radio's news and information service which broadcasts statewide, and gives us the luxury of ignoring "network" (washington beltway echo chamber) news. In our much-vaunted "free market" we should all be voting and helping others vote with their dollars by refusing to give our ears and eyes to the provably false B.S. being broadcast by the networks in the name of maximum profits. Let's face it folks, the MSM hasn't done news since the Reagan administration. Since they have no morals and no desire to discover and disseminate truth, hit them in the profit margin. Send their ratings through the floor. That's the only language they understand.

Thought number 1: As has already been alluded to - there will always be people who become mentally unhinged. The availability for purchase by the general public of a 9mm Glock or any other massive damage weapon simply allows those who come apart to kill 32 people instead of injuring one or two. Thought number 2: The "true believer" gun lovers are using their guns as a psychological substitution for the "warrior" aspect of their personalities which have been knocked out of them by earlier experiences in their lives (often, but not always overly severe parenting). Since the gun completes their sense of self and they feel "complete" only when carrying it, the thought of the loss of that gun (or those guns) creates extreme grief, pain and anguish in them (which is what keeps NRA membership strong). Yes, this is much like a co-dependent emotional attachment. These same types of folks are often given to using friends and lovers in similar ways and suffer similar issues at the loss of relationships. Put the two together and you're likely to get abusive, violent deadly results. Some gun collectors don't have these issues, but those who are adamantly opposed to every kind of gun control almost certainly do.

It's true, the Busheveks are incomplete people. Specifically, they are missing 1) the aspect of their personalities which would allow them to stand up for, negotiate, or if all else fails, fight for what they believe in - lacking that piece, they do everything in secret then lie when discovered, and refuse to talk to those with whom they disagree (lack of diplomacy in this case is not strength, it's a personality dysfunction). 2) the apsect of their personalities which would allow them to understand what it's like to be someone else - consequently, empathy and compassion are not possible for them, nor can they imagine how others will see their actions. Coupled together you have an adminsitration full of people who can't see how or why the "rules" should apply to them, who will reflexively lie about their actions and seek to destroy (in underhanded ways) anyone who exposes their misdeeds. Wolfowitz's romantic problems, of course, demonstrate all of the above, but sadly, are also representative of a great deal of the management of America's business executives at this time.

I have a simple, all purpose question for these leftover truebeliever neocons: What color is the sky in your world?

I spent two years working as a personal care assistant for autistic adults. The underlying issue in this review, which I saw repeatedly, both with the families of my autistic friends and some other pca's (whose time with us was always quite brief) is Ms. Zacharek's discomfort with an accurate portrayal of an autistic person. Sadly, she didn't pick this up in herself and projected it all onto Ms. Weaver's performance. It seems clear to me that Ms. Zacharek's discomfort was with the life and functional reality of the autistic person portrayed.

Yeah, Peter. I've dealt with your type before. You're the guy who snickers to your friends about the "freak show being out today" when the folks at the local group home bring their residents out to eat or shop or attend a public event, then gets irate when your girlfriend accuses you of being insensitive. Luckily the folks from the group home are used to dealing with "clods." They know there's a problem with some people but it's your problem, not their's. They can't help the way they are.