Ok, so where do bookstore file this?

True Crime?

Doesn't mean he is either.

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And your point is exactly what? Did that somehow change the point I was making? (Although I may have misunderstood Matthew's joke. My apologies Matthew.)

There are a great many people I disagree with politically (Matthew being one of them, Jason too.), but I still think they're pretty good eggs. (Matthew being one of them, Jason too.)

So whether he may not be a decent human being actually has no bearing on my point. But of course, you knew that.

Paulo,

William thought he saw an unwarranted slight and spoke up, in a very reasonable and respectful manner. I certainly don't begrudge him that. In fact, more people should behave that way (both challenging possible injustices and doing so in a respectful manner).

And while context should have made it obvious the comment was meant to be wry, we're living in a country right now where a lot of people are saying some pretty nasty things about the President and not giving him the full respect due his office. Accordingly, there's a fair amount of protectiveness toward him from his supporters. (Personally, I think President Obama has done a reasonably good job under incredibly trying circumstances. Of course, at this point in his term, I felt the same way about President Bush, so I might not be the best judge in these matters.)

I think William is a good egg, too. A little hard boiled, perhaps, but that's okay because I'm clearly a little scrambled. As long as neither of us is over easy we should do all right...

I do, however, think that Palin is a bad person.

I would agree with the word "horrible", but in reference to the Bushes as a whole, it would be about how I think their belief system is personally destructive, though with many of the Bushes and W in particular, I don't think he's smart enough to realize the effects of what he does.

I think he really is mentally deficiant. He would be a decent enough trust fund kid - drinking and snorting his days away. But put him in charge of America and... well... let's just say he's got a lot of blood on his hands. If he were smart enough or empathetic enough, he'd be pulling a Lady Macbeth right now. It's almost a blessing, for him, that he's so feeble minded. The reality of what he's done would destroy a man of average intellegence.