Virginia Tech killings

No more legal handguns in any US State would be a good start.

(MS)NBC is the worst offender at the moment, but the media should not give this nut's views and photos the air and print time that the nut wanted. Self-censorship would be in order here. No government involvement necessary, just some thought and sense. Publicizing his 'manifesto' is inviting other whack jobs to do the same thing to get their own little piece of fame.

Imus' mouth

Dear America,
How 'bout that Iraq war? Let's not discuss that. Let's talk about "the race card", "a national dialogue on race", "polcitical correctness", "the media".....this is your opium.
What the hell do you think on the issue of the Presidency vs the Legislature as relates to military action in Iraq? That's what I really want to know. I don't care how you feel about an entertainer's tasteless joke.

Evil

Yesterday President Bush reiterated his stance on staying the course in Iraq. Among other things he said of some of the combatants and their tactics: “People who do that are not — it’s not a civil war, it is pure evil. And I believe we have an obligation to protect ourselves from that evil.”

So, he (and the American voters) see the Iraq War as a battle of good vs. evil. WE, somehow, are players in a great historical drama that involves self-righteousness, power and September 11. I understand and loathe that position. What I don't understand is how the presence of 'evil' means that it isn't a civil war. Can't you have a civil war with evil? Maybe that's just too much to understand and spin for mass consumption. A talking point must be simple so that the voting public can digest it quickly and shit it out in the form of an opinion at great speed. The President knows this, he is a master of spin. Spin works because Americans have little interest in digesting larger amounts of information and thinking for themselves.

Conservative people are...

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." JK Galbraith

Big, tough guy

GW Bush said this today: “Debating these differences should not come at the expense of our troops. Congress shouldn’t tell generals how to run the war. Delays beyond April and into May will affect the readiness of the American military. Enough politics.”

Yeah, well you're an irresponsible politicker too. And you started it. SO THERE!

But seriously, "enough politics"? I'm confused, how is it that "the decider" gets to say 'enough'? I believe the US Constitution allows the voters who elected an opposing majority in the House to have a say as well.