"Chief: part of George W Bush's legacy, as the very Worst president ever, is that people all over the world will be throwing shoes at whoever is president from now on - unless and until one of them acts like something other than a dog."

That's a matter of opinion, Zen.

Some countries will like us and some won't no matter WHO's President. As for President Bush being the worst President ever, I tend to disagree...but that's the point. Some people will agree with you and others will disagree.

Regardless, there will be those countries who will like us or dislike us, no matter who's in charge.

BTW, it is very discourteous to refer to the Commander in Chief as acting like a dog. It does not show respect to the office. Would you like it if someone referred to Obama that way?

Courtesy should be shown the person in the office, if for no other reason than they are the President of the US.

"I just think that somebody should take him out to lunch.."

I think the guy is obscenely LUCKY someone didn't just plain TAKE HIM OUT!

Oh PLEASE. The South could give a rip about the North's Auto Industry. The REASON the South likes the foreign automotive companies is that they build their plants in the Southern states giving them jobs. WHY do the foreign plants do that? Because they Southern states are Right to Work States and unions do not have control...hence, it is cheaper for the foreign plants to hire people.

See, the Southern states get work and the foreign plants don't have to pay outrageous amounts for labor. Everyone wins. What the Northern companies hate is the fact the vehicles are just as good or better and are cheaper to boot.

Sorry for your suffering Northern states...but don't blame the Southern states for it. We're just out here making a living and enjoying still being in business.

Serious broken record. Everyone here wanted to impeach Bush and Cheney.

Now that you have Obama going into office in about a month, now you want them tried for War Crimes.

Well I say, GO for it. Go ahead. DO IT...if you think you can win.

But since there were NO war crimes committed, you'll just be urinating into the wind.

But knock yourselves out and have fun with it. I'll be laughing while you lose.

"Some exceptions in place or in process are relating to weapons with lingering effects like landmines and cluster bombs."

There are also rules for not using extreme weapons like a 50 Cal on individual combatants arbitrarily...ie choosing the 50 Cal over your M4 for example, as the 50 cal is more of an anti-tank weapon.

"If my memory serves me, those prohibitions come with some caveats. I couldn't have used my anti-tank rockets on a group of foot soldiers, but I believe in practice such rules would be difficult to enforce. I also seem to remember that if you found yourself in the situation where a platoon of enemy foot-soldiers was coming towards you and the only weapon you had was a 50-cal you would be free to let er rip. I would need to do some refreshing to be sure on this."

Quite correct...you can use them if it is your only option for survival. And also true it IS difficult to enforce...but you risk a General court marshal if caught doing it. But you are correct on all counts.

But then, THAT's the point...we don't KNOW if there's anything or not. And the fact that Rahm Emanuel was recorded with Blagojevich on 21 calls doesn't help much either.

Obama should have put this one to bed LONG before now. Now, it's to the point where everyone is questioning it. It's a problem now and it'll just get worse unless Obama deals with it soon!

Because it's the only one she has. She has no work experience and nothing of note on her resume. All she has is her name and the fact she's a woman and THAT'S IT.

Of course given the majority of Senators we have up on the hill which probably have a comparable IQ and shoe size, she would probably fit right in.

So have at it...put whomever you want in that office. And let CHAOS reign.

It IS futile "battling an organization like Hamas"...IF you go into combat with this attitude that you're going to LOSE.

You've already lost the war if you have this attitude before you get to the fight.

But if you intend to win, then you have an excellent chance of doing so.

Or did you all forget that the Democrats in the Senate voted to bail them out too? For that matter Obama voted for the bailout as well.

Nope...I expect business as usual. Nothing new here.

Try stupidity. Caroline Kennedy has no background whatsoever for this position...BUT because she is a Kennedy, she is "qualified"???

I find this hilarious...as is the fiasco happening in Illinois!

If this is the Hope and Change which was promised, I need to go make a LOT of popcorn and get my TV seat ready...because this is going to be a very funny 4 years!

do it however you want to...but if you screw it up and it blows up in your face, don't point your fingers at us conservatives...because WE didn't do it.

So do it...pass your economic stimulus package. But be ready to take FULL responsibility for whatever happens.

I think Laura will give us a more realistic look at what happens in the White House.

Can't wait to buy the book!! :^)