I haven't prayed in a while but I'm willing to give it a try. What's that pastor's name again?

There is no shortage of self-promoting narcissists out there. The problem is that television, Youtube and, evidently, Salon, gives them coverage because the media loves sensationalism. Jerks like this don't care what anyone thinks about them so why waste your fingers?

Isn't "maverick conservative" an oxymoron? (Well it's some kind of moron anyway.)

Is it fiction or non-fiction?

Having read the text of the letter, I got the impression Kennedy wrote that letter just to be used the way it was used. He passionately worked for health care reform and if reading parts of that letter would help don't you think he would have approved even if he did not plan it that way.

No one knows for sure how much fraud takes from Medicare and Medicaid but by all accounts it is significant. Why doesn't the President show that the government is capable of running a health care program by cracking down on this theft of tax payer money? I think most people are willing to help those in need but no one wants to be cheated. Routing out fraud and waste might convince the public that the government is capable of responsibly handling large sums of money.

John asked, "Just how stupid and easily manipulated are the American people???". Answer: They voted Bush in for a second term.

Funny... I always thought that conservatives called us bleeding heart liberals who want a nanny government that takes care of everyone's needs and here it is we want to grind up old people for pet food. It's a good thing for those worthless seniors that we have Betsy and other warm-hearted conservatives to protect them (that's what you call sarcasm, Betsy).

Will he dance to La Cucaracha? Oh well, as they say in show business, break a leg. Seriously, I hope he breaks his leg.

Everything everyone has said may be true but (citing from Wikipedia) "Clinton's communications director George Stephanopoulos has said that "Over the course of the first nine months of 1995, no single person had more power over the president".[2] Morris went on to become campaign manager of Bill Clinton's successful 1996 bid for re-election to the office of President. His tenure on that campaign was cut short two months before the election, when it was revealed that he had allowed a prostitute to listen in on conversations with the President. Morris then turned his focus to media commentary." What does the first statement say about Clinton? What does the second say about Fox News for hiring such a scumball? (Answer: He fits right in).

Joan, it seems like every time I read one of your blogs you end up talking about how someone said something about you and how you replied. Can't you find something else to write about? Why the heck would you care what Rush or O'Reilly thinks about you anyway? I have better ways of spending my time than to listen to or read about pundits going back and forth at each other. It's not about you.

Palin is as far north as you can get. The GOP's problem is representatives that don't know anything about anything except how to spout platitudes and throw red meat to the masses. They need to start having ideas and working to solve some of the nation's problems rather than heckling from the sidelines.

It is typical of a wingnut to lump everyone on the left into one group. Your typical liberal has nothing to do with the extreme examples that you mentioned. This is a strategy often employed by the right, i.e., to present an extreme example as the rule rather than the exception. How many gun toting liberals can you name? The gun nuts are in your camp pal, and, speaking for liberals everywhere, I'll say that we want whoever commits these sorts of crimes to be punished and most certainly do not hold them up as heros. The difference between a liberal and many conservatives is empathy, something that has been much discussed as of late. We are able to put ourselves in the shoes of the wrongly accused. A conservative would rather see a few innocent people go to jail (or Gitmo) than see a guilty person go free. A liberal would rather the error be in the other direction.

The increased death rate does not seem to take into account the improvement in health that will result from cleaner air. It is absurd that those who love the gas guzzlers would express concern about the well being of other drivers. First, as pointed out by others, they only care about themselves surviving an accident and, second, their gas guzzlers drive the cost of gasoline up for everyone.