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Deb, I find myself turning off the tv more often when they start yelling at each other mid discussion. One of the more intelligent shows, though it does have a liberal slant, is the Rachel Maddow show. She has a policy of only having one guest at a time so they don't have these screaming matches and she asks such intelligent, info-discovering questions that I find it addictive.

I guess part of the psyche is wanting to hear support for your own positions, but this is way out of control. It's hard to find objective reporting on the air anymore. Most folks today don't even remember the time when journalists weren't even allowed to express an opinion or slant a story.

What to some seems an entertaining food fight can in fact be horribly destructive. For example, I've been reading about Clarence Thomas' reaction to the battering he took during his confirmation hearings. But he got through, bitter, angry, and in a position of extraordinary power. He moved even further to the right; to the right of Scalia. Who knows what he might have done differently without the public humiliation, but it had a cost for all of us.

Do we really only want people with skin of steel in positions of power? Because that's what they need these days. I'm embarrassed for all of us when it's acceptable to call someone names like 'racist' -- when public servants go on tv to give opinions on Sottomayor and admit they have NOT read her opinions. Do your damn homework at least. Geeesh. Why do we have to accept this? Why don't we protest when EITHER side pulls this nonsense? We know that's the only way things will change. The internet gives us lots of new opportunities to make our voices heard; maybe that's what it will take?

When you hate people, it's easier to believe evil things that support your feelings. Unfortunately that's true when you're scared or confused too--that's why racial stereotypes persist I guess and why it's so important to have positive role models, like the Obamas.

I'm just watching clips from today's silent march and tears are running over. Miles of people, marching slowly, quietly, and when the bully militia comes along, the word was passed and the marchers just sat down quietly. It's overwhelming to see from crowd level. Rachel Maddow just made a potential parallel to the Berlin Wall rather than Tienamin (sp?) Square.

No matter what happens, human bravery can be absolutely astounding when people group together.

Well well well, what's little red riding hood...oops I mean Sara Palin...up to do you think? She quits elected office with a year and a half left in her term, and she spent what, 5 months running with McCain? If I sound snarky, that's how I feel about her. Either she's getting out now because some bad news is going to break or maybe someone is pressuring her with revelations to come. If it's something personal, she should just say that and not explain. Do you think the Vanity Fair article was the final straw? Curiouser and curiouser. Maybe she thinks that if Rush can run the Right Wing from his radio booth, she can do the same?

Ugh--what happened to good old fashioned Republicans I could disagree with but not despise? Imagine growing up with all this nonsense all someone knows of the two party system? Yipes.

Ok...sorry, it just boiled over.