As the host of this blog I have avoided commenting on the responses to Ms. Ziemann's article "The Ailment that is Destroying Women." Discourse, debate is the most healthy and patriotic process of assuring that "the people" are heard, one of the elements of Democracy.

What I see now is pure vitriolic cowardice by another sheet wearing "anonymous" creature.

Ms. Zeimann's post is open to criticism both for her positions and for any contradictions she might express. We are all fallible, frail living creatures ... perhaps humans most of all on this precarious planet.

I would bet that "anonymous" is ...   more »

by Michael O’McCarthy

Check out this Democrats.com piece, "Stop Bush's 'October Surprise' Attack on Iran":

Pentagon planners have moved from routine 'contingency' war plans to 'second-stage' war plans. And the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier U.S.S. Eisenhower and its accompanying strike force of cruiser, destroyer and attack submarine are sailing towards Iran.

Why would Bush want war with Iran? To prevent Democrats from sweeping the November elections, as all polls now predict.

"How would Bush start a war?

For balance of the article please go to:

aolelectionsblog.com

First there is the White House Press scandal wherein gay porn star - and hustler for pay - aka, Conservative news reporter Jeff Gannon of whom Daily Kos said:

"... has been extremely anti-gay in his writings. He's been a shill for the Christian right. So there's a certain level of hypocrisy there that I thought was fair game and needed to be called out."

According to the Washington Post,