#1. Bush's daddy is rich too, so yes, it does make Kennedy a better man. All presidents since Eisenhauer are/were millionaires. Following that logic, all of them, including the President-elect, are lesser men to JFK?

#2. No one said you had to have a "power degree" and no one said that Clinton was right. Amen.

#3. This just doesn't even equate and doesn't deserve an answer. You'd be surprised how many people need a "point away from yourself" sticker on a weapon...

#4. She didn't force her daughter to get pregnant (obviously I misspoke) but she is forcing her daughter to have the baby. And doesn't even believe in abortion for rape or incest. Disgusting. Maybe "she" isn't forcing anything, and the family members respect life instead of adding to the 1.5million this past year in the US who considered an unborn child as a bodily waste product.

#5. Yes, she was forcing that marriage. I felt sorry for that poor guy caught up in that circus. He clearly stated on his blog that he did not want to have children. Soon it mysteriously disappeared. I hope he runs for his life from that family. Again, the "she" comment. Usually it's the father who wields the shotgun and puts the 'Fear of Dad' into the young buck. That's an old-fashioned way to problem-solving, especially in a non-urban setting, and not a bad one.

#6. Again, this doesn't equate. In a few short weeks President-elect Obama will be President Obama. Palin is a wannabee that will never be. BTW, I was talking about her expenses, traveling, etc. while Governor, not running for VP. And now we have the President-elect looking to set up his mother-in-law as a White House resident. How many more of his extended family are next to be covered by the US taxpayer? Perhaps his aunt illegally living in Massachusetts, too?

#7. Everyone has the right to worship as they choose. No contest there. I just don't want someone that listens to witch hunters a heartbeat away from the Presidency. Just a personal preference there. In one sentence you go from tolerant to intolerant. So, if a Democratic atheist were nominated, or a Buddhist, or a Hindu, where are they on the tolerance meter?"

#8. Again, not a comparison question. How are you even defending Palin here??? Don't bother. Not even going to try. It would be like trying to explain how almost every major city and county in the US, and many states are over-committed and under-funded.

#9. Sorry, but Palin was not completely exonerated and Whitewater what a partisan joke from day one. Now that was a witch hunt! The Whitewater Development Corporation saga had a felon (Hale) make an allegation against a liar (Clinton - "I never had sex with that woman"). The allegation, if true, is felonious. So, when a denial comes from a known liar, you can either believe the liar or investigate the matter.

Oh, and just for the record, I lost a family member and dear friend in Vietnam. I have two names on that wall, so don't tell me what I can or can't say. My condolences on your loss. Going to The Wall is a wrenching experience for me each time I do it, as the list is long and the memories very vivid. However, I must go with the thought that Pres. Kennedy and Pres. Johnson did what they believed was the right thing to do, even though there was no treaty to compel US involvement. The same to me is true of Pres. Clinton when he, with no treaty requirement, committed troops to Somalia and the results were tragic; and committed well-beyond-proportions US troops to NATO's involvement in the Bosnian War. It is easy to Monday-Morning-Quarterback Pres. Bush's decision regarding Iraq (which was backed by the Senate) when one only has access to limited information (a lot is still classified, and rightly so) and makes conclusions based on that limited information. We can either give him the same consideration as given to Pres.' Kennedy, Johnson and Clinton, or condemn him for doing what others before have done with no national demand to retaliate against any and all in any way or form involved on an attack upon US soil and to protect the US from any potential for a repeat action.

Or is it simply partisan politics?