"Palin's office redacted most of what they turned over, and refused to turn over more than 1,000 messages, citing executive privilege. Todd Palin got a copy of about 40 of those messages, though -- which makes it hard to figure out why other members of the public can't also have them."

Why was Todd Palin receiving official government e-mails? HE IS NOT A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE!!!

And what about the fact that he is a member of the AIP??????? My God, Obama got raked over the coals about his PASTOR who is angry about America......this guy wants to SECEDE and is getting a free pass from the media.

"If I were e-mailing Bill Clinton or Woodrow Wilson or George W. Bush on business...

I might well send a copy to Ms. Rodham Clinton or Mrs. Wilson or Mrs. Bush. Being involved is good, not bad. There is no specific allegation here" Timbuktom

I disagree. If a government official wants to talk to their spouse about (non-classified) information, there is not a lot we can do about it, but the fact is, if her husband (America hater, welfare chiseler - Alaskans being the best at this w/ their subsidies from the Federal Government) is getting OFFICIAL e-mails, then the rest of us should get them as well. He isn't an employee of the state of AK. PERIOD.

Todd Palin: Wants to secede from the US. Why don't you just move to Russia.....after all, your wife told me you guys can see it from your house.

Obama is a douchebag? Wow! I'm definitely voting for McCain now because of your excellent insight and analysis of this article!!!!

Thanks!

"Where was national sovereignty? Where was liberty?" Derbshire.

Mr. Derbyshire.....LIBERTY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY????

I know where you could find BOTH of those things yesterday.....

It's called the VOTING BOOTHS IN THE UNITED STATES!

These two "professors" are paid to talk like this?

Great article.....with terrorism, like any other subject....you have to look at the root cause of it. These guys are just making excuses for torture.

If we torture them when they are captured, they will do the same to us when we are captured.

Is that simple enough for these two PhD Bozos to understand?

Of course he could refuse! Did you read the article? Richardson withdrew! Of course Gregg could say no and then he could ask Snowe or Collins from Maine!

From Iacoboni: "Liberals such as the author, do not understand that this debt has to be paid back somehow at some point."

Actually, we DO understand that. Just like we understand that the three top deficit-spending Presidents were REAGAN, BUSH I AND BUSH II.

How about talking about the fact that at least Obama has the b.a.l.l.s. to add the costs of the ATM, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the cost for natural disasters INTO THE BUDGET unlike Bush II?

Why don't we just open up Medicare to everyone? Make it optional so that those idiots who don't believe in "socialism" don't have to use it. Of course, I'm sure they'll also give up using other "socialist" aspects and services of society, such as fire, police, EMS and public schools.

Is this really so complicated?

Didn't Bush give out Stimulus checks also?????