I agree with J Carlton.

The truth will set you free, or so they say.

My Buddha quote above is applicable to both politics and religious beliefs. Even if you read it in the Bible, if it doesn't make sense, don't believe it. Man can only walk on water if it's frozen.

We don't really have "courts of justice". Prosecuters aren't interested in justice, only convictions.

Without getting too verbose, the quote is right.

As Stalin once said, If you're going to make an omelet you have to break some eggs. Meaning, Anonymous, If he had to starve millions of people to death, it was fine if he reached his "goals".

Amen to J Carlton and is anonymous a complete idiot or just a fellow traveler, or maybe a real card carrying communist.

One thing is sure, career politicians are not the wisest and best.

No , I never have . I've read a lot of books and articles and have never been damaged.

Mike, Norwalk, summed it up well as he most often does.

Ignorance and superstition certainly have a hold on this country, as well as the rest of the world. Vestiges of Puritanism are still evident with this insane War on Drugs. We have made some progress since we stopped burning witches at the stake but we have a long way to go.

I agree with Mike, Norwalk.

jc, I can cut you a little slack seeing as you live in a state that elected Al Franken to the senate.

The simple believe every word that commeth from inside the beltway but a prudent man knows it's a bunch of bull shit.

E Archer , you did it again. Yours' is a great comment.

" Thank God for the internet-- the real free press." E Archer summed it up in one sentence.

Jim, Stone Mountain and E Archer, really well said. I'm an ex fundamentalist and was raised in a Bible church, so I know what they believe. If someone should ask me if I'm a Christian, I would first ask them to define a Christian. It's hard to have an intelligent conversation or debate with anyone unless you define your terms. When fundamentalists come across something they don't quite get, their fall back position is that you have to have faith. I came across a great definition of faith as follows. " Faith is nothing more than pretending to know something that you don't know".

Instead of a "king" in this quote, you can substitute the word " president". Oh, I forgot, Barry was elected king, at least he thinks so.

From the Buddha, "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense". I doubt that anyone walked on water unless it was frozen.

That is the truth.

I like what E Archer said.

Hard to argue with that.

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable , and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." George Orwell. Remember this when you hear a politician spouting off about anything.

J says it better than I can.

Hey, maybe Pelosi and Harry Reid will watch the watchers. Now isn't that a pleasant thought.