The only part I really enjoyed was when N.J.'s lieutenant governor was depicted playing solitaire while at work.

During the Iraq war, someone commented on the web site of a British surf shop roughly: 'Why are we discussing surfing while every minute of every day the murderous Americans are killing thousands of people in Iraq.' I responded: The last time I looked, most of the killing was being done by die-hard Baathists or Al Qaeda. I suggest you rent 'TeamAmerica-World Police' and attempt to acquire a more rational perspective.'

In short, my avatar appeals to me as it expresses patriotism with a sense of humor and proportion.

I enjoy mixing it up on Yahoo news. At least the libs are exposed to rational, conservative arguments that way.

Sheesh, guys, why has no one mentioned education reform and vouchers as a way to appeal to minorities.

Within the last year or so, the NAACP in New York found itself in the embarrassing position of being demonstrated against by African-American children. Why? Because the NAACP opposes educational reform since many of their members are teachers.

Mark Steyn has noted how politically foolish and irresponsible Romney was in writing off 47% of the electorate. It might not work overnight, but an appeal to minority voters' concerns about the effects of poor schools on their kid's career prospects might yield enough results at the polling booth over time, however marginal, to swing elections.

Further, $50K in the eighties was roughly equal to $100-$150K today. It's time we pointed out that when Reagan became president, one million black households earned that much. When he left office, it was two million.

I don't know if we should get involved, but these are two possible reasons: 1.To weaken Iran, which has an ally in Syria

2. To save lives

That said, the fallout of Obama failing to follow through on his "red line" threat is a loss to American credibility. I'm sure Iran (as well as China, Russia and North Korea)  will draw some conclusions if Obama doesn't keep his word.

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You both may be right, but I hope someone has the spine to push repeal.

@BrentB67 & VP- You may be right about the politics, but the problem is, Obama is increasing funding for financial aid, which will exacerbate the problem. In that context, allowing bankruptcy could easily expand the debt bubble, by providing an easy out.

Trillian: "Zaphod, this is more important than your ego."

Zaphod: "If there's anything on this ship more important than my ego, I want it caught and shot."

@BrentB67- I mostly agree, but I would offer some aid for low-income students who've shown promise by getting good grades in high school or at a community college. The debt forgiveness aspect might make it more politically palatable, since it would be cutting financial aid.

Ford Prefect: "People who call themselves on the phone rarely learn anything useful."

On a slightly more serious note, doesn't it seem that 50.5% of American voters have come to resemble the voters in the movie 'Idiocracy'? It involves in part, a celebrity president presiding over a collapsing economy, if I recall correctly.

Echoing Western Chauvinist, the WSJ has a conservative editorial page, but their reporters have been described as more liberal than most others, which is saying something.

A female journalist named Heller recently had an article in the Phila. Inquirer where she described abortion as the most important 'civil right.' So the media's lack of coverage is from their attitude that abortion is the ultimate feminist sacrament, and any story that might undermine support for it should receive  minimal coverage.

@Ten Cents- KPH? Canuck or Aussie?

I basically agree, with a caveat that comes from Dr. Laura- people's personalities don't  generally gel, or reach pretty much final form, till their mid-twenties. Which is why early marriages have a high failure rate, including Bible belt states where you'd expect more people to frown on divorce, yet which have a high divorce rate due to early marriage.

@Skyler- I live in NJ, and I would cut Gov. Christie some slack. After all, our state senate and assembly are, AFAIK, overwhelmingly Democratic, so he can only do so much. He is pro-life and has said "I'm not a fan" of gay marriage.