I respectfully disagree, because she doesn't have the ability to bring both sides of the aisle together to get things accomplished. What is needed is a candidate who is willing to work with the other side of the aisle, maybe even come to a compromise (which seems to have become a sign of weakness in today's political climate).

If Hillary gets elected, nothing will change. She may mean what she says, but that doesn't change the fact that all Republicans and half of the Independents (if not more) don't care for her.

I don't. Having the ability to be persuasive as well as tough in delicate situations such as that are the attributes needed by our new President. I personally don't believe Hillary has any persuasive ability whatsoever, unlike her husband. While I might not know whether Barack has both qualities, my feeling is that he does. And to regain our power in the international arena, we need a leader who can persuade other country's leaders to follow our lead. I have confidence that Barack is the one who can accomplish that.

However, if you look at all the candidates in both parties, who, of any of them is truly fully qualified to take that on? The only one that truly had that kind of experience just dropped out of the race today...Bill Richardson. No one on the Republican side could. The closest one is McCain, and I personally think he's too out of touch with the majority of the electorate to be electable.

I'm glad you believe all the garbage propaganda you're fed by our government.

al-Anbar Province (which is how it's properly spelled) was only cleaned up because the Iraqi tribal chiefs stood up against the insurgents, not because of what we did.

And whether Zarqawi was in Iraq prior to the invasion or not isn't that relevant and shouldn't be used as a basis of a preemptive strike. Furthermore, Zarqawi was not associated with Saddam, he was actually more tied to the Iranians than Saddam. Also, evidence has begun to show that Zarqawi was not a significant player in Al-Qaeda, and may have actually been been disassociated from them even prior to our invasion.

So, when you come back with an opinion based on real facts and not innuendo spun to you by our government or Fox News, let me know and I'll listen.

Please...where is your evidence that either is a traitor? (Yes, that is actually how it is spelled). What, because one won't wear a flag lapel pin or possibly forgot to put his hand over his heart one time and both spoke out against unjust wars? I consider circumventing the US Constitution for your own personal gain more of a traitorous act than those. And our current Commander-In-Chief has done that numerous times.

Back on topic...Huckabee isn't really a serious candidate, and I like Colbert as a comedian...as a politician, not so much. He needs to stick to what he's better at, which is comedy. Jon Stewart would be much better as a politician, because not everything he utters is laced with satire. He actually can be serious.

I saw that...that is pretty cool. She seems like a really nice girl and she's got a very good voice. I just liked Melinda a little better...but it would have been a much better finale had it been those 2 instead of Blake being there.

Gotta love Enya. I first heard "Orinoco Flow" back in '93 or '94 (my roommate played it all the time), and I was hooked on Enya's music ever since. She's awesome...and yes, she is hot too.

O'Reilly is the biggest idiot on TV News. He's not even a real journalist. He needs to go back to Inside Edition.

I watched it religiously up until last year, where I didn't care really if I missed a show or 2. When people started voting more for personality than talent, it began to get boring. The past 2 years, the person with the most talent didn't win (Jordin was probably the 2nd best though.) It's become a farce. I'll still probably watch it some, but I won't care if I miss it or not.

I loved the first 2, so it's hard to pick between those 2. The 3rd one was okay, but they tried to jam too much into it, so it was kind of a mess. If they had just done the Sandman and the Hobgoblin (Harry) it would have been fine, but throwing Venom in as well was a little too much.

Hey, Trekkin! How are you doing? It appears you survived the ice storm, so it's good to see you back here!

I like the snow though...

I know we got the thread for Kansas City and one for Missouri, but we need one for the rest of us Kansans, so here it is! If you're from Wichita, Garden City, Abilene, Topeka, Lawrence, or even Goodland, now you have a place to post for yourself!

Jessica Simpson looks like a man, but that's another story. Tony Romo blew it when he dissed Carrie Underwood.

She's not the brightest bulb in the drawer either, but Romo seems to going down the IQ chart (although I know nothing about Sophia Bush's intelligence).

I bet he dumped Kelly Clarkson too (who is also from Texas), which is why she made that album of her heartbreak. He probably dumped her for Carrie.

I've played it for years, although I kind of stopped paying attention to my teams a few weeks ago because I've been so busy.

But, I'm in leagues on Yahoo, FoxSports.com, ESPN.com, and CBSSportsline.com. I've always preferred Yahoo, but CBS and Fox aren't bad at all. ESPN is all flash, no substance.

That certainly was an ugly win to say the least, but it's all good, I'll take it.

Next week, the Love Boat Captain returns to town.

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Cold Turkey was the only effective way for me to do it, because it was the habitual addiction moreso than a physical addiction. Utilizing a patch would have been pointless, as would the gum, because getting over the addiction to nicotine wasn't the hard part.

I had quit for about 7 months, until my now ex-wife said she wanted a divorce. I went back to smoking for a couple of months, and have now quit again and have been smoke-free for about 3 months.

I got divorced a couple of months ago, so yes, last I checked, that's single.

I'm certainly not on the "Let's Have Sex" brigade. That's not my style, because I wasn't raised that way.

You will, though, because you're too cute to not get one.

However, as the others have said, some guys like full-figured women, some don't, it's all a matter of preference.

You have to look inside the so-called "truth." On the whole, the great majority of the jobs that have been "created" don't pay as much as the jobs that were eliminated. That's the real truth.