You can deny it all you want, but two facts remain:

1. Clicking on your "more letters" link takes one directly to those letters you deny writing.

2. User names at Salon are unique identifiers. That is, no two people share the same user name.

I won't even get into how the most basic analysis of the letters demonstrates a great deal of common traits in your language and grammar.

It's up to you to refute this proof, Elephantboy. I understand why you want to hide: after all, you've blown your anonymous cover and are now revealed as a complete liar.

Tsk tsk. Time to run away and create a new Salon ID, loser.

Do you have your own thoughts and words? Or are you only able to steal the copyrighted words of others?

George and Laura Bush had two daughters, twins who were 19 years old when Bush was elected. Both young women were enrolled in college at the time Bush entered the White House. Neither daughter ever lived in the White House.

But maybe you meant the third (actually, fourth since WWII) Democratic first family to bring children into the White House. Kennedy famously had children cavorting in the Oval Office; Amy Carter was a wee un when her father served his sole term; and of course the Clintons had Chelsea, who came of age under the nation's eye. Now the Obama daughters get to enjoy that dubious distinction.

Hmm. It seems Democrats bring families to the White House, while Republicans bring... cronies?

When Republicans ruled Congress, they appointed many relatively inexperienced GOP congressfolk to head and occupy committees. Democrats at the time complained that experienced congressfolk, some of whom had headed committees for years, were being shuffled aside in the name of politics, political retribution, cronyism, etc.

I despise Joe Lieberman, but he is a significantly experienced and highly qualified Senator who does not deserve to be "kicked to the curb" merely over political differences. It would be a disservice to his constituents and the nation as a whole to disregard his decades of experience in favor of a little petty vengeance. (And vengeance for what exactly? Not toeing the party line. Not standing in rank. Not doing as told by party leaders. Not being a good comrade. In other words, standing up for what he believes, which is apparently the New American Crime, or at least the Worst Thing You Can Do As a Democrat.)

But at least we can see what we have suspected all along: that once in power, Democrats will prove to be just as petty, vindictive, and unconcerned for Americans as the GOP.

*sigh*

Many moons ago, when I left "political journalism" to work in "campaign communications," many people asked me why.

"I wanted to work in a more honorable profession," I would reply.

Most people didn't get it then.

Most people get it now.

No, the Palin effigy wasn't "part of a front yard Halloween display." "Halloween" was the justification that happened to be used by the homeowner who put up the Palin effigy.

Yes, it is part of a Halloween display. Those two guys do this every year. One is a professional window display designer. It's the kind of thing that happens in West Hollywood during the Halloween season. It's a neighborhood that, for certain demographic reasons, tends to go "all out" for the holiday. (It's likely that a large part of the Republican problem with this display is that it is done by two gay men in a neighborhood with a distinct gay population.)

Coming just about 48 hours after the Palin-effigy story broke on Drudge (just how many undergraduates do you suppose are surfing the Drudge Report?), what do you wanna bet that the effigy-hangers on campus will say, "This was our response to the Sarah Palin effigy..."?

Funny how the Palin "effigy" is located atop the home of the people who built it; they are proud of their work, are giving interviews, and are certainly not keeping it a secret.

Whereas the scumbags who hung the Obama effigy did it in secret, under cover of darkness, and are now hiding like frightened rats.

The people you defend and admire speak volumes about your self. Elephantboy admires and defends these cowardly criminals who skulk about seeking to terrorize people, while he despises those who express themselves openly and proudly.

And this is what the Republican party has come to: a group of losers, crybabies, and whiners, defenders of criminal action, lacking any sort of moral compass at all.

Well, honey, there's always you.

Those who support Cindy Sheehan should be thankful that Joan Walsh (who supports Sheehan's opponent) hasn't chosen to write about that contest. Joan is well-known for using her column as a political bully pulpit to support her chosen candidate and vilify the opposition. During the Democratic campaign for the nomination, Joan/Salon ran more "articles" about Reverend Wright than any other non-right-wing publication. For a while there, Joan's column was the go-to place for Obama haters on the left. Had Joan chosen to offer a piece on the Sheehan campaign, she would no doubt have proffered up some insane rumor invented by right-wing warmongers.

Of course, Joan's no idiot, and has likely chosen to stay quiet about the Sheehan-Pelosi race because she's aware of where the chips would fall around here on that one. Pelosi the Bush-enabler is not well-liked by most Salon readers, and Joan knows which side of her toast is buttered, and by whom.