the U.S. solider was acquitted, not found innocent: the Italian courts found they had no jurisdiction in the case. (Your wording is fine, I just wanted to clarify)

the last couple of months and much lower participation. Yes, a lot of that increase is from work but I am also working on a personal project. Which is taking quite a bit of time. But of course I am around and if you have any issues/suggestions please use the Suggestions thread or comment in the "To Do List" menu option.

Of course none of this is preventing me from taking my pot shots at various people including pico :)

Those Democrats will stop at nothing to destroy America! Rep. Eric Cantor sees the future , and wow is it scary:

Let's not mince words, if this Democrat tax hike is adopted, Americans across the country will lose their jobs – plain and simple. If the Democrat tax hike is adopted, small businesses will close and family farms will fold; perhaps more than any other single proposal in modern history, Charlie Rangel's tax hike guarantees a serious economic recession in this country.

Another point of view, from that well-known liberal apologist rag, the WSJ :

Under legislation set to be introduced tomorrow by the House's top tax writer, businesses with foreign subsidiaries would face new limits on their ability to use foreign expenses, such as interest on debt, to reduce their tax bills in the U.S.

In addition, companies that use an accounting method known as last-in, first-out to value their inventories for tax and financial-reporting purposes would be required to shift to a new method -- a move that likely would result in a higher tax bill in many cases.

[...]For individuals, Mr. Rangel's bill also includes big changes, including a repeal of the alternative-minimum tax. To replace the revenue lost with the repeal, as well as other tax breaks aimed at middle and lower-income people, Mr. Rangel would increase the taxes paid by wealthier people. People familiar with the legislation said it would raise taxes on those declaring incomes between $400,000 and $500,000 a year, while those with incomes between $200,000 and $400,000 would benefit or see little change in their tax liabilities.

Just in time for Halloween, the Democrats are coming! The Democrats are coming!

Dems are not good poker players. They have always been outplayed by GOP--too much of being defensive. They should learn to play offensive.

Children's health care is so important. And since middleclass people are the majority and they benefit for this, it is very popular.