I was the one who asked Paglia about Jean Baudrillard; I simply couldn't resist. Gawd! I should've signed the letter John Smith. Better yet, I shouldn't have bothered posing the question in the first place.

Dear Salon, If you're bringing back Paglia you might as well complete the gag by bringing back Anne Lamott and David Horowitz too. Apart from her weird religianity, at least Lamott's politics are consistent with my own and she seems to have some claim to sanity, bless her little dread locks.

Hugs n' kisses

Joan, I agree 100 percent with everything you have just said here.

It is important to remember: "rights" are not engraved in stone, otherwise - as Thomas Jefferson indicated - we wouldn't need to be "eternally vigilant" in maintaining the ones we have.

Furthermore, it is also important to remember: "rights", like freedom of expression, are only implied and only relevant to the current social mores. Walk down the street nude (arguably a form of free expression), then come back and tell all of us how much freedom of expression you actually have. [personally, I think every public place should be clothing optional]

Some of the things that come out of Don Imus's mouth are odious and vulgar and much worse than public nudity. It's way overdue he went away.

A lettered posted anonymously earlier contends the word buffeted was used incorrectly. This is the dictionary definition:

buf•fet:

–noun

1. a blow, as with the hand or fist.

2. a violent shock or concussion.

–verb (used with object)

3. to strike, as with the hand or fist.

4. to strike against or push repeatedly: The wind buffeted the house.

5. to contend against; battle.

–verb (used without object)

6. to struggle with blows of hand or fist.

7. to force one's way by a fight, struggle, etc.

I think numbers 5 and 7 would fit the way in which the word buffeted was correctly used here.

"How could anyone behold these two versions of the world and not be inspired to make it work?"

Recreational drugs and self delusion should help. Or just look at it from another angle: It's ALL nature in its horrifying transformational glory - including the parking lots - "natural" being a moot point and "unnatural" just a musty old opinion.

Condoleezza Rice as Nurse Ratched. That's really, really scary.

CNN can be clever. There website headline for this news item: "Scooter Skates". Cute, huh? Just like everything else the Bush Administration has done.

How many miles is it to Babylon?--

Threescore miles and ten.

Can I get there by candle-light?--

Yes, and back again.

If your heels are nimble and light,

You may get there by candle-light.

...And nothing else, OK?

Margo St. James, founder of the prostitutes union C.O.Y.O.T.E (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), once said that Republicans are far kinkier than Democrats. I think she must be right.

Vitter in diapers? That's kinky.

Whatever happened to words like "our country" or "domestic" or "America"? Homeland. That word makes me cringe.

Hm. Maybe. But I think I'll put my money on Marcel Duchamp.

Homeland? Aaaaak!!!

Hey Obama, how about a "more resilient United States of America?

Homeland: an insidious meme that needs to be buried.

For stating what the YearlyKoslings know themselves to be the absolute truth about the Democratic Party?

At first I was surprised. But then on second though, for a group of people who (Am I generalizing too much?) have embraced Arianna Huffington as there own... Hm, not too surprising after all.

Did you know that Zhenli Ye Gon was a naturalized Mexican citizen? Do you know how hard it is to become a naturalized Mexican citizen? Nearly impossible.

There's way more to this story of which I doubt we'll ever know the real truth, or anything close.

Hurray!! Now I can start reading Paul Krugman again. 'Cause there ain't no other reason to go to their crappy website; of which I rarely do anymore.

Hemming 'n hawing 'n diddling 'n stalling. All the Preznit has to do is hold his breath.

It's like that old joke: Walking down the hall, The Shrub saw a sign that said "Wet Floor", and he did...

Hold his breath? Maybe he will. On second thought, then there is Cheney... Never mind.

P.S. AAAAAK!

You mean sort of like Woody Woodpecker?

Master's little Igor. The only thing Fredo lacks is the Peter Lorrie voice to complete the effect.

I truly hope every Congress person is reading Glenn Greenwald's latest entry - time to kick butt.

Monday Monday, so good to me,

Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be

Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee

That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Monday Monday, can't trust that day,

Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way

Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be

Oh Monday Monday, how could you leave and not take me.

Every other day, every other day,

Every other day of the week is fine, yeah

But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes

You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, so good to me,

Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be

Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee

That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

Every other day, every other day,

Every other day of the week is fine, yeah

But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes

You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, ...

-John Phillips

It just goes on and on and on... Shadenfreude? You betcha. After the last seven years and what's been done post-911!?

BTW, I'm having a great Tuesday! Better than yesterday with the Fredo news. The visuals the Craig matter supplies (bending over smelly, dirty toilets: *suck,suck,suck*) are more grotesque and compelling, and the "sound" of thousands of Idaho jaws hitting the ground, oh so satisfying.