The beauty of all this, of course, is that Obama may well have no clue where he was actually born! He always has deniability.

Wonderful, wonderful story. The stories you have posted of your life have really touched me.

If you get up to Baltimore, I'd love to meet you in person.

Hm. I, for one, am unimpressed that Julia was put off by the comment. My kids hear this stuff all the time; we thrive on it.

When the President is a liberal, I want him doing nothing.

When he is a conservative, I want him tirelessly tearing down bureaucracies.

I think a good case could be made that if George W. had been lazier on domestic policy, we would be better off. Nationalizing the TSA, anyone?

Really? Speaking of inherited traits applicable across a breed?

Racism.

I am outraged.

This is absolutely happening. It is driven by acceptance of open homsexuality and a blending of the gender roles.

I view male vanity the same way I view sin: everyone has it, but a real man knows better than to flaunt his character flaws in public.

Yup. Seniority in stripping is like seniority in athletics. Kinda turns the whole union thing into a big joke.

One piece: Government declares bankruptcy, allowing it to void existing contracts and pensions, rewriting them at will.

IMO, red tape is actually the bigger and more intransigent problem. I have tried to get a single stupid program cut locally, and even signed 70%+ of citizens to make it happen - and we failed.

To start a real conversation, the retort is:

"You don't really care about Medicare/Crime/etc. If you did, you would actually propose something that could save it."

Home schooling has been the solution for millions of people who cannot abide what schools "teach".

I think a President Romney would favor allowing default instead of bailout. Inasmuch as Romney has principles, he would do the right thing in this case.

My liberal religious friends and relatives never blush when they use the Bible to justify any liberal program they prefer. They truly believe that G-d commands us to be socialists.

How can I argue with the approach? Shouldn't we be guided in our politics by our faith?! I do precisely the same thing - except that I draw very different conclusions from the same text.

To steal a line: Liberals use Scripture like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support and not illumination.

My wife calls this being "Busted by the Imposter Police." She claims that almost every successful woman she knows suffers from this fear.

I am almost embarassed to share that I actually don't have this fear. I know that G-d has blessed me (as with everyone else) as having the ability to achieve true greatness. I actually totally resonate with Rush's claim to have "Talent on Loan from G-d."

One advantage of this mindset is that I don't have any problems making decisions. Worrying is entirely unproductive, so I don't bother.

The disadvantage is that, since I have the power to do good, it makes me feel personally responsible for everything wrong in the world. I am obsessed with being as productive as possible. I am not exactly a party animal.

Grade schools used to be about education. Now they are about socialization, day care, and undermining the family.

Diluting the core mission does bad things for the underlying purpose of an institution.

Universities should be for learning. Book learning. Sure, there are lessons that can be learned from sports. There are lessons that can be learned by being a practising plumber, or debt financier or prostitute, too - but those are professions, not education.

Let people do what they want in their off hours. But colleges would be much better off if they separated themselves from these kinds of digressions. And it would let real student-athletes be students in the morning, and athletes who actually pay their way in the afternoons.

 With regards to the US election, I feel certain that Bibi will continue the "deniable" strikes until the Israeli election. The rest of the campaign will take place between that date and the US election.

Bibi owes Obama nothing. Never before has an Israeli leader felt less beholden to the United States. Forcing Obama to take a stand on a Middle East war will remove any lingering hope that Obama is an adequate Commander in Chief in time of crisis.

I think that Judith does not appreciate how many options are truly at Israel's disposal.

Of course Israel can take the whole program out in a single strike or series of strikes.

Iran's nuclear program is not just buried installations. It is run by thousands of technicians and scientists, all of whom live above ground. And they are ordered and paid by a much smaller group of leaders who also can be reached by cruise missile.

Jews do not believe, as a matter of religious principle, that a foot soldier is worth less than a leader. Indeed, Israel goes to indefensible lengths to recover its foot soliders, dead or alive. And so, in a campaign aimed at limiting the loss of human life, it makes a lot more sense to merely step up the assassination campaign against scientists and pro-nuclear leaders. It is both morally and militarily the smarter choice. 

Imagine, if you will, a stealth missile striking the next Iranian press conference. The head would be removed from Iran's shoulders. If it becomes a matter of policy, then the disincentives for Iran to continue the nuclear program rise to unacceptable levels.