Bush to Democrats: 'We are at war'

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

President Bush compared Congress' Democratic leaders Thursday with people who ignored the rise of Lenin and Hitler early in the last century, saying "the world paid a terrible price" then and risks similar consequences for inaction today.
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It is ridiculous to expect a company such as Mrs. Field's, which seeks business from everyone, to cater to a single religious group. Christians (or anyone who thinks his group is more important than the rest of the market) who believe a private company should endorse their religion to avoid offending them are much too self-aggrandized. The fact ( Read more... )

I think it's unfortunate that rock stars are role models at all. Their job is to make music and entertain us, not teach the children. The same goes for athletes and other celebrities. They each have a job, none of which includes raising everyone else's children. Of course, because so many do look up to them, it would be nice if they would be ( Read more... )

The 2008 election is the first in a very long time that does not have an incumbent president or vice-president in the running. It's anyone's game, so the primaries should be especially fierce. I would love to hear what Obama has to say, or he will be swept under by all the others. It's so early in the race, and the front-runners won't necessarily ( Read more... )

It's not all about how much pain a person feels at the time of his execution. While an execution should be performed quickly and flawlessly, the time between sentencing and death passes with plenty of suffering as well. Being held captive until certain death cannot be pleasant, even if that takes several years. Though plenty of people, I'm sure, ( Read more... )

The "eye for an eye" argument seems fair, but cannot ever truly happen. The bottom line is that people put to death (in theory, any way) did something first to deserve that punishment. The suffering (however brief) and loss of those murdered by these criminals cannot be duplicated in the criminal himself because he is guilty of the crime and ( Read more... )