@JD: The problem is, there needs to be a very clear procedure for determining negligence in good samaritan lawsuits. Quite frankly, the onus of proof NEEDS to be on the victim and neutral medical professionals, and it doesn't just need to be proving that the person who helped them ended up injuring them - it also needs to be proving that they would not have sustained equal or greater injuries had they been left alone.

I have heard of cases where, simply because there was no one else to sue, a good samaritan who actually saved someone's life got sued for helping. There are situations where snap decisions must be made, and the threat of a lawsuit hanging over potential good samaritans just for trying to help is going to mean more people die.

@QM: So starting wars is conservative? If so, that seems like the kind of behavior the conservatives would want to DISTANCE themselves from.

I've always loved this song. The Brobdingnagian Bards have a gorgeous version, too.

Now that they aren't running for reelection, they have no problem admitting their lies, but it really IS shameless for them to say that, even if they hadn't lied, they would have gone to war with or without approval.

All I can say is, I hope they are tried and convicted for crimes against America (and Iraq). They've got their own testimony to damn them!

@Chaucer:

The problem isn't that they're being paid too much - it's that you (and me) are being paid too little. Get over your bitterness.

Can someone say *long?

If I were privileged, I would add *cute to the tags.

I dunno - could be real. There are apparently at least 200 confirmed neo-nazis in the military (http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/nazis-military-im-so-proud-my-skills), so it's possible one ended up at Abu Ghraib.

If it's not real, who the FUCK makes something like this for fun?

Honestly, if all he's ever done with those kids is innocent, he is the most naive person in the world NOT to understand why it isn't "ignorant" for people to be freaked the fuck out by his sleepovers.

That said, he SOUNDS as if he has had some serious psychological trauma, but whether that simply has given him no conscience whatsoever or whether it has left him with a near-childlike mindset, only those kids who have had to sleep with him know for sure.

A man can be a poor president and still be a good human. Regardless of Jimmy Carter's flaws, he's absolutely right to say that torture can never be justified. Some of the army's own interrogators agree with him.

Subtitles would be nice

>> ^3daysawake:
I didn't know that he chose his name as an infant but hey he's a genius...


Especially for knowing that a dictator whom we hadn't even put in power yet was going to turn out to be evil. What a guy.

I had the unbelievable privilege of seeing Dame Judi Dench in a live performance of The Glass Menagerie on a university trip to London. She is a consummate actress.

@Cap: Are you serious? Hussein is a rather common name in certain parts of the world. You can't judge a person by their name, and thank goodness for that, because otherwise Sarah Palin's kids would be doomed

If anyone can make an MMO I want to stay with, it's Bioware, but we'll have to see. I like the idea of companion NPCs, since I tend to play when nobody else is on, but I wonder how "Raid-centered" the game will be. That's the one thing I hate about ALL MMOs - end-game is all about raiding.