If those same organizations and individuals who backed Bush are simply acquiring a different set of "political pets" for this next election, what that means is there will be no fundamental change in the way the government of this country does business: it's all bought and paid for by the same interests, period, end of discussion. - M. R.

Think again.

Remember the passage of the Millitary Commisions Act last year?

The way in which this Act is worded makes it possible for the US to permanently detain and torture anyone - and yes, that includes any and ALL American citizens -based solely upon the decision of the President.

The Constitution and Bill of Rights have been effectively eviscerated, courtesy of this administration, and a congress that can't seem to locate their collective spine with a flashlight and both hands. - M. R.

Meanwhile the global warming cult clings to their CO2 icon because they don't have the courage to deal with depleted uranium,. which IS 100% the fault of human governments and which is already destroying the environment. - M. R.

That volume of bombs would probably have to be from the US, I would imagine.

And what will Russia and China do if that were to happen? - M. R.

What happens when this president sees people who hold an unfavorable view of what he has done, does he melt? - M. R.

Bush lied.

We reported it in 2003.

And the mainstream media and a bunch of obvious government shills attacked this and every other blog that said the war was built on lies and denounced us as traitors.

But we were right all along.

And the mainstream media and the shills look like the fools and "useful idiots" that they were. - M. R.

There is a real problem with the wiring in the heads of people who do this stuff to kids. Maybe it's the lead plumbing, or they are inhaling the mercury from broken compact fluorescent bulbs, or the latest food additive in the school cafeteria has flipped these people out. I don't know. But whatever it is, we have to figure this out and stop it. - M. R.

Israel, unable to match the economic power of Saudi Arabia, has tried to find a way to wreck the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia, which is why Rahm Emmanual had his brother, Ari Emmanual, who happens to be Michael Moore's agent, arrange for Fahrenheit 911 to lay the blame for the WTC attack on Saudi Arabia. This is an old Israeli trick, as typified in the Lavon Affair; to attack your friend and frame your enemy for it. - M. R.

From this article it appears that like Hollywood, DC call girls are not after just the money, but the networking opportunities. Unlike Hollywood, the DC call girls are also in a great position to conduct espionage. - M. R.

And you have my permission to write the New York Times and tell them! :) - M. R.

And I frankly wonder if the American people will wake up to what has been done to their republic before it's way too late (which it already might be).

To support its wars without end, this administration needs another staged incident with yet another country to blame and upon which to focus hatred (trumped up on completely false charges, as was the war against Iraq), followed immediately by a draft, which will be inducting both our young men and women for involuntary military service.

Maybe, at that point, Americans just might awaken from their stupor. - M. R.

... and did nothing about it. - M. R.

A logical approach would be, whenever an illegal immigrant is apprehended and deported, the country of origin should be fined for that person's repatriation.

And if the government of origin refuses to pay, that same amount should be deducted from its US foreign aid.

Only when it becomes too financially painful, one way or another, to deal with the problem, will Mexico start to address some of the issues that cause its people to flee. - M. R.

Goodness, I'm amazed that Harvard had not erected "free speech zones", in advance of Meuller's speech!

And a small note to FBI Director Mueller; if this administration could manage to develop a sane, long-term, and even-handed approach to foreign policy, no terrorist could get an anti-American foothold anywhere.

Unfortunately, at the moment geopolitcally, we are our own worst enemy. - M. R.

When the airline and travel industries are bleeding and hurting enough to demand simple changes in procedures that will not lead to "Code Napoleon" treatment of our tourists (i.e.,not a" guilty until proven innocent" approach), find somewhere else that is infinitely more and visitor friendly than is the US at this point. - M. R.

But Durbin, and every other intelligence committee member had a higher oath than the one swearing them to secrecy as part of his intelligence committee: it has to do with the oath they take when they become a member of the US legislative branch of government. - M. R.

The question is, what, if anything, will any future president do to reverse this ? - M. R.

If the union appears to be unreasonable or inflexible in its demands, these jobs might be gone in a heartbeat...simply because corporations can.

And if these jobs evaporate, then what will be the outcome for these workers and their families?

Please remembers: corporations are not structured to have a conscience: they are structured to return investment and value to their shareholders and board members. - M. R.

If you are a member of a military family with someone coming home soon, it might not be a bad idea, the minute they come home, to have them tested for exposure to depleted uranium, and probably by a private medical entity. - M. R.

Gee, this has a really familiar ring to it, doesn't it, let's say from somewhere around the 1930s and 1940s in some central European country...... - M. R.

Israel will continue to do precisely what is has done, which is to make life for the Palestinians so completely miserable that they either die or somehow migrate.

And migration to a neighboring Arab which will take in Palestinian refugees at this point is very difficult. - M. R.

In the wake of the development of the atomic bomb, commercial products using radioisotopes were sold under the "atoms for peace" program. Radium dial watches, polonium anti-static brushes for phonograph turntables, etc. were sold as consumer products, without any concern that exposure to the radiation was causing illness (even though Marie Curie herself had died from radiation sickness).

Thalidomide is another example, rushed out into the marketplace and prescribed to pregnant women in the 1950s, it produced an epidemic of severe birth deformities.

We are seeing a repeat of this recklessness again. Technology is rushed out to the marketplace to profit from its potential for good without careful thought on its potential for harm. And unlike radioactive isotopes or drugs, modified genes are self propagating. They are not confined to the location of the initial release. These genes are spreading through the biosphere the same way that natural genes do. We are seeing these genes jump into other life forms and producing unexpected results. The bee colony collapse may be one such effect.

This work with genetic modification really comes down to "Let's create a mutation and see what we get." Yes, some mutations are beneficial, but the vast majority produce monsters. This technology needs to be kept in the lab until it is fully understood, not rushed into the marketplace with future generations to face the unintended consequences. - M. R.

If it's a business deal, use videoconferencing.

If it's a family issue, the little cameras for desktops and laptops have come down mightily in price, and allow you to communicate in real time over your computer.

And as to the view that Canada is a pipeline for "terrorisst" consider this; with growning numbers of American military going AWOL, because they understand that these wars are both illegal and immoral, many of these folks - and their familites - look upon Canada as a place where amnesty might be possible .

It looks to me as though Chertoff is more worried about people deserting the military and getting north across the border than he is about real security threats and border cooperation. - M. R.

I want to plant an idea with all of you right now. It is clear that the war is lost and we are headed for that Saigon moment. It may be that the reason the Democrats are not working to stop the war is that they are HOPING it will turn into a disaster they can blame on the GOP for the benefit of future elections. Well, the war will be lost, and the GOP stands guilty of at least allowing President Bush and the Neocons to lie us into it, but never forget that the Democrats are playing politics with the lives of our kids in uniform. Never forget that BOTH parties allowed the war to go on, each for their own reasons.

See next story. - M. R.

I applaud UC Santa Cruz for preserving the true spirit of intellectual freedom and I suggest everyone drop them a note of commendation because you KNOW the whiners are going to flood them with complaints. - M. R.

The American people understand that President Bush and those around him are singularly unacquainted with that process, because it involves looking at both the truth, and evaluating the long-term consequences of your actions. - M. R.

(Signed) The American People - M. R.

:) - M. R.