the question by focusing on personality...... so typically republican.

that isn't there, and all the Democrats have to do is pass funding in increments instead of as an omnibus spending bill, and never include one that funds the war. The president will be faced with the choice to fund the government or not - any vetoes will only affect individual funding issues, which won't look pretty. It's a relatively simple process.

but there's no change there. Problem is, for many of is, it's a choice between ineffectual (Democrats) and outright destructive (Republicans). If I have to choose, I think it's pretty clear.

But you don't have to tell me twice about disappointments from the Democrats - I say this as a former and not entirely unapologetic Nader voter. The Democrats have the unfortunate habit of playing "We know you'll vote for us because the alternative is worse" with the population, which is why some of its constituencies - especially ethnic minorities - have grumbled increasingly loudly over the past few years, and rightly so.

By the way, have fun with that mentality this upcoming election cycle, because the Republicans are going to be pushing it hardcore ("Vote whatever we put up, because the Democrats are worse!")

You guys with the red colored lines are sure nasty today.

So any politician who wants to talk about ways to reduce poverty in the country must declare a vow of poverty themselves, or be branded a hypocrite? That's not going to happen. Or is that your goal, to prevent anyone from even bringing up the topic? Poverty's not a problem at all, is it, as long as you don't have to hear about it?

Prefer to nitpick about of wheter Bush actually lied, technically speaking.

George Soros sure seems to be fund every democratic cause these days!

Whether he is or not, for the right is just a minor detail.

are some pretty hardcore cool guys.

We are not willing to throw our values away just to save them. We are not willing to become the enemy which we seek to overthrow in the process of overthrowing them.

Even so, that which we are willing to do to overthrow the occupying military would be sufficient.

What if the government in question is a dictatorship?

Look I've internalized the fact that I'm a terrorist target simply because I'm an american. Certainly I'm no priority target because I'm not a big name or famous, but there are certain parts of the world where I would not go because if I did there's a reasonable chance I'd be killed for my nationality.

And you know what? I understand why it is that way.

I don't really like it and I'd love to change the things that my country does that make me a target but when april rolls around I still pay my taxes. Which means just like any munitions factory I am supporting my country's efforts to kill and oppress overseas (and occasionally at home).

One aspect of having such a vastly superior military, and of being just so eager to use it on brown people, is that our enemies choose to strike back through nonconventional warfare. What are we supposed to say? "No you can't do that!" The "rules" are always made by the militaryily strong and hence made to favor the militarily strong. That was true back in the American Revolution when we were the geurillas using unacceptable tactics. It's true now.

was detonated on Wall Street in 1920 by Mario Buda, an anarchist Italian immigrant who wanted to strike a blow against the corporate and political hierarchy. It was actually a horse-drawn wagon and it killed 33 people.

By your standard, Buda's action was justified because he was targeting a political system and civilians just happened to be in the way.

If your perceived enemy has a vastly superior striking power, then terrorism is certainly an effective way to wage war.

In all battlezones one risks one's own death and the unfortunate collatoral damage.

When you kill people and you don't die, that makes the killing less barbaric?

has files on both of you. You Ender, because you run a blog with mucho progressives spouting off. You GoRight, because you post on a blog with many progressives.

So...as long as you don't mind being part of that intel, go to town. Those of us who think the government should have to follow the laws we laid down....well, we're not too keen on that kind of thing.

& even if you say "So what?!? I'm not doing anything, let them!"...well, that isn't how it ends up. Sometimes it ends badly just because you have a file, doesn't matter what the file says. On that note....welcome to the club boys! Hope you like your totalitarianism raw and wild.