How can you question the president in such a time of crisis? What, do you want the terrorists to win you fascist, hippie-hating, racist, ultra right-wing, America hater? Why do you hate America so much? What has America ever done to you? /sarcasm

Seriously though, this kind of reality distortion usually only shows up around the CEO's of certain fruit companies. Has it occurred to you that hoping for Obama's failure will effect you at least as adversely as it will effect the President? More specifically, do you want the economic collapse to continue, or maybe its that you want a breakdown of security that leads to more terrorist attacks, or perhaps you wish further destabilization in Pakistan so Al Qaeda can finally get their hands on some nukes, or do you just wish America's prestige in the global community would continue to erode? How is it exactly that you wish Barack Obama would fail?

Te use of your email account is a bit strange, but perhaps someone has taken out a credit card in your name? Have you attempted to contact the credit card company from which these payments have been made?

Cunning linguistics? Isn't that sort of thing illegal under Sha'ria law?

This should either read:

"You'll look sloppy to the people who do."

-or-

"You'll look like a(n) [insert derogative] to the people who do."

This should read as follows: "Remember that you're penning/typing your message not for yourself, but for others to read; you should at least be respectful of the people reading and proof your own work. It could also be two sentences, divided at the semicolon; this is possible because it has two complete clauses.

Finally, you made a typo in your latest post. I have corrected it in bold.

I am reminded of something Caesar Augustus said in a letter to (I think it was) Cicero. I cannot remember the exact quote (either the Latin I read it in or the direct translation) but it was to this effect: Those who emphasis perfect grammar over accessibility have lost sight of the purpose of communication. Everyone makes mistakes. You should still try to be right, but know that you are not perfect either, so try to be understanding when others make mistakes.

Oh, and I always mix up affect and effect. Anyone know if I used it correctly? ;-)

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Perhaps that explains the 50% with reasonable views on Phelps' smoking habits.

Home and Business would have an option at install to run either in desktop or laptop mode the only difference being that laptop mode deactivates compositing and other effects and activates battery saving technologies.

I am so relieved to see that Microsoft is repeating some of their Vista mistakes with 7. As a Linux user and supporter, I was beginning to worry that MS was learning from the past and would undo the damage of Vista.

I can tell you how I would do it if I were MS. Ther would be 3 versions of Windows:

1. Windows 7: Home - The full version of Windows with Media Center and an Installed Game Browser, this SKU would be capable of everything needed for day to day computing, entertainment and gaming

2. Windows 7: Business - the same as Home, with the game browser and media center replaced with the full version of Office, which would be included in the price

3. Windows 7: Server - W7 stripped down to a CLI with all desktop software and bloat removed in favor of administrative applications (whatever constitutes such on Windows)

Does that sound good to anyone else?

You could just take comfort in the fact that, regardless of the distro you choose, it was free, and it wasn't any more free because features had been removed or restricted to get you to pay for the full set.

Moore hasn't seen it and has said he will assume it to be trash regardless of public reception, critical acclaim or the decent of the almighty to induct the work into some sort of cosmic hall of cinematic excellence. Moore has been burned so badly in the past, he fears the flame to much to come into the light. He is hardly unbiased. Neither is Gibbons, who, as others have noted, has financial interest in the success of the film. Shit, I guess the only fair thing to do would be to see it and pass your own judgment.

Fair enough, fixed it. I am actually a fan of several American micro brews. Although I have never had Midas Touch, I do like Dogfish Head's IPA and recently tried the "raison d'etre," which was exquisite. Also, I was able to taste Sam Adams new Chocolate Boch at my local liquor store and, although I was skeptical of it at first, it really is a very nice beer that would pair well with a holiday meal.

One of my favorite Monty Python jokes:

Q: "How is [mainstream] American beer like sex in a canoe?"

A: "It's fucking close to water!"

Do yourself a favor and stop drinking American beers.

I would like to think so.