I must tell the truth, when it comes to the THZ scans/mm scans, I don't care. Isn't part of libertarianism often expressed through anecdotal acceptance of the nude paradigmn and a disdain for the general social clothing norms?

This could be a way to indoctrinate people into tossing off the taboo of nudity. I have no problem being naked, in fact, when people "joke" about nudity, and my willingness for it, I will start to strip, I've done it a number of times, and I'm fat and ugly compared to how I used to be. I don't care. And don't get me started on how willing I was when I was young and beautiful.

So I don't buy the libertarian argument against thz, or mm wave scans, I think it's splitting a child in many ways. Everyone else must tolerate your nudity for no good reason, but noone can see a depiction of your approximate form (the images are pretty detaled, but good luck ID'ing someone from a thz/mm wave scan) for the purposes of security and that is out of line?

I understand the "choice argument." but do I get to chose to NOT see the fat hair guy who chooses to be naked while practicing scrotal inflation?

How do you square that circle?

I oppose tHZ/mm wave imagery because it's not all that useful. I think improving tech for ambient energy thermography (I think that's what it's called) or "sniffers" would be better.

Not to mention, if there is any cause, you can be strip searched anyways, so why care about flashing your junk to a borderline retard in an assembly line environment like airport security?

I don't care about that, I think the "racially racist racial klansman outrage!" over the statements is sill.

Clinton basically said "this kid is a punk, he wouldn't be allowed to shine my boots 10 years ago." Which is TRUE!

When I was in The Corps, "I wouldn't let you shine my boots" was a general insult, it wasn't racial. Clinton was saying Obama was a young upstart out of his league, (which has so far proven correct,) And Reid was acknowledging a PR principle. White people, and in fact everyone who isn't black, is more comfortable with blacks who more closely look and speak as they do.

It's a race based PR analysis.

You don't think Obama didn't have internal analysis of how to capitalize on his race? If you think not? I call you a retard.

And yes I think TSA is borderline retarded.

I have a "piercing" and I get stopped almost everytime I get on a plane, because of "an anomoly." meaning they want to find out if I really have metal hanging out of my junk.

I got brought over one time, for a baggage inspection (domestic flight) and they didn't search my bag, they pulled out 3 sausages, (I have a friend who works at a place that produces sausage, and he makes gifts of summer sausage and other such things)

The inspectors didn't "inspect" my luggage, they were hoping they would pull out a dildo, and when they found sausages in my carry on they waved them around, and then put them back in the bag.

So Yes, I think most of the people and airline checkpoints are borderline retarded, and unqualified to advance from any middle school I attended.

Eric: I'm pretty zonked out...right now, so not only am I not up to blogging, I'm afraid that I wouldn't be making much sense.

(Hey, don't let that stop you, Sullivan doesn't.)

On your worst day, you make more sense than he does. :)

I have to defend Clinton, he meant that a few years earlier Obama would be the 20-something "gofer" who does all the crap work at a campaign hq. I bet he wasn't thinking race at all.
Saying that, as everybody else is saying, Imagine if a Republican had said either?

My sympathies on the Sudafed. I have unusually low blood pressure and I can't take the stuff as directed or it makes me faint.
Have you tried Mucinex D instead? I'm on it right now for a cold and it doesn't make me whacky. But don't take it at night or it'll keep you awake.

I know that it isn't always fashionable these days, and in these circles, to get your news commentary via the TV, but sometimes I just can't help myself, and I tune in.

This topic came up on George Stephanopoulus's show this morning, and George Will became my hero of the moment. In one or two quick sentences, he dismissed, totally, that Harry Reid was being racist, or even made a racist-like comment.

Rightfully, he did roll his eyes a bit.

Perhaps to get some others to understand the difference between an important talking point, and what has become the "show business" of politics.

And as a follow-up, I just have to say that I am totally mesmerized by Charles Krauthammer. EVERY single time!

He does this Charlie McCarthy lookalike thing, every Sunday. It's like they set him down in this panel of people who, through longevity, see themselves as puppetmasters of sorts, shaping public opinion.

As it turns out, they only have a half hour of each other, stating the obvious, and then nodding and bobbing in agreement. That is followed by what I assume to be a series of "I feel so good about myself" moments. I say that because there is quite a bit of teetering or giggling going on amongst them. It's the kind of teetering and giggling often associated with fellowship.

Until the host asks, as he does, each and every time, and on each and every subject, "Charles, what do you think?"

The dynamics of this show is nearly as priceless as Charles Krauthammer himself.

Did Presidents make freshmen Senators get them coffee?