What is there that could make anyone admire this man? I mean aside from his public demeanor, appearance on the Dean Martin Roasts, and somewhat memorable Gorbachev jokes? And why would they offend Alzheimer sufferers by putting him on display like they did? His (okay, his handlers and 'contributors') dirty deals and military adventures are truly capital crimes, and the survivors from his administration should be behind bars until they are put into their graves. His term marked the end of the single income family, and the stolen money was given to Wall Street, and that legacy continues unabated, in fact it has accelerated many times over with his most prominent worshiper presently in the white house. The Reagan administration (though Nixon started it) used prohibition to mitigate the demographic threat, and it further destroyed families, while pumping up the value of one of his favorite industries. He didn't defeat the USSR, Ted Turner, bootleg satellite dishes, and decadent Western media did that. But if that truth were widely known, what would become of our even more decadent military budget that is stealing money from people who actually need it? Reagan is the very symbol of decadence and American arrogance, especially notable by the company he kept, and the history books should reflect that if they are to be considered credible. This cult of personality is causing great harm to us all.

*Obama too, which is actually a bit worse since he's still in office causing much damage...

**and from my slashdot friend

I would say that the Obama presidency is one of the most successful ever.. In other words, save your breath. You're barking up a tree without a paddle.

Got a bridge for ya...

On Thursday night, CBS News obtained a photo of Kerry on his boat and sent it to the State Department, asking whether they still stand by their denial that Kerry was on a boat.

The response: "Yes."

you'd rather sell it to the CIA than the NSA. It's a judgment call.

Get the churches out of marriage.

Marriage has historically always been a legal contract uniting two (or more) people, and not necessarily with consent. The function of the religious aspects of marriage are only to reinforce the seriousness of the legal contract. Historically marriage was used to share property, to end wars, to settle bets, and to buy goods. The history of marriage is property management. What part of that is religious?

That most marriages begin in a church does not make them a religious institution. Voting and town halls often happen in churches, yet no one seems to be demanding we get the government out of either of those and let the churches handle them. The argument that marriage should be left to the churches is an argument rooted firmly in historical ignorance. The church has no claim to marriage.

AC gets no resepct.

"These charges send a clear message... In the United States, you can't spy on people."

"The American people have the right to assume that their private documents will remain private and won't be collected by someone in the government for his own purposes."

"Only by bringing Mr. Snowden to justice can we safeguard the most precious of American rights: privacy"...

That can be answered with this simple graph...

I don't know who had the greater desire to go to Iraq. Either way, it looks like Blair was blackmailed into it, which had him begging for Bush to put up the muscle. Or maybe Bush (by 'Bush', I mean his staff/handlers) was doing the blackmailing. Hard to tell, but there is a story here, in addition to the phone hacking scandal, that makes the NSA thing look like just another day at the office. His whole attitude about the war is so much more understandable now. Is this what they meant by 'sex up the intelligence'? A DNA test will go a long way into settling this.

Before posting JEs and comments, for the love of all that is good in this universe, run it through notepad, or your favorite plain text editor to get rid of things that don't render.. You know, like 'smart' quotes and apostrophes. Don't make reading so painful

That's when the war in Afghanistan will be officially privatized, and Obama can safely say he brought the troops home. But the war will continue... with your money and efforts.

No, Bush Dark..

Definitely more flavorful.

Over 1400 bot posts in the journal section in 24 hours. I'm convinced they're intentionally letting this happen, but I don't know the reason yet. Maybe they're looking for an excuse to start deleting user posts and journals, as opposed to making a feeble effort to make sure there is a human behind every account. So, for now, the only way to filter out the spam is to friend people that aren't spamming.

All them A-rabs look alike to me

Eh, What else is new..

Meanwhile, Obama continues to stack the deck

O-bla-di, o-bla-da, life goes on, brah!

The "Mafia's" Ten Commandments: Reprint

1. No-one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.

2. Never look at the wives of friends.

3. Never be seen with cops

4. Don't go to pubs and clubs.

5. Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife's about to give birth.

6. Appointments must absolutely be respected.

7. Wives must be treated with respect.

8. When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.

9. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.

10. People who can't be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.

You won't find a single state that's any more liberal... or more conservative. You will never find a state with a more... oh, how would you say... "accurate" kill list, or swifter justice. Since the mob runs the world anyway, let's just eliminate (so to speak) the middleman.