Another good one, Clay. The long list the things we aren't allowed to discuss about Romney's record make him sound like a precious, pampered little boy who is out of touch with the real world. Oh, that's right, he is.

Isn't it nice that Senator Cornyn has riverman to clarify his meaning? However, I'm pretty sure Cornyn would disclaim any affiliation with the nasty attitude that riverman so routinely displays toward anyone who disagrees with him.

Some of the prayers I've had to listen to at governmental gatherings in Tennessee make me wonder how any adult person can believe and promote such drivel. Stopping such performances would save everyone a lot of embarrassment.

I wonder whether any public funds were used to create and manage this "posse," which apparently serves no useful purpose other than stroking the vanity of some cop-wannabes. Who handles and pays for processing the paperwork and issuing the ID cards?

Yes, it's true that one can hear the most amazing stories on Faux News. Many of them are paranoid distortions, or outright lies, but some folks are just too (let's be kind and say) naive to realize they are being wound up and manipulated.
I am not committed to any political party (except I don't trust candidates who consistently lie and distort the truth). Like most sane citizens, I want factual reporting that helps us make intelligent decisions. I enjoy hearing different points of view when supported by thoughtful, accurate reporting. Fox cannot be relied upon for that. Our nation is being destroyed by lies and distortions, which are designed to whip up an audience to feed advertisers and make money for the Murdoch empire.

Thanks, Anniebelle & Happy with . . ., for setting the record straight and putting the Presidential campaigns in perspective.

Some things are too tightly regulated, and some not enough. I'd like to be able to buy fresh, raw milk, farm-fresh eggs, and traditional herbal remedies without heavy-handed interference from the USDA and FDA. Full-disclosure should be required, and the well-informed consumer should allowed to choose to assume some individual risk.
On the other hand, it's clear that we need national regulations that result in a clean water and air, stable financial institutions (that don't require taxpayer bailouts!), and more efficient use of fossil fuels. Re-examination and adjustment of the breadth and scope of regulations really should be a bi-partisan (or non-partisan) issue.

Thank you, Rebecca Rochat, for a thoughtful letter. I hope our state legislators pay attention to citizens like us. Of course, that would require legislators to get their noses out of the lobbyists' feedbags. We can hope. . .

I think the right-wingnuts failed to consider "E Pluribus Unum." Do they know what that means?

Mr. Cummings, I don't know where you went to school, but your letter convinces me you never learned much about science. It is a distinctly different discipline from the mythology you have chosen to believe.
Science requires rigorous testing of theories; not all scientific theories have been thoroughly proven, but they are constantly being questioned and tested against all available knowledge, and modified when shown to be inadequate. Creationism is a folk tale which some people -- perhaps those who find science too difficult -- take on blind faith. Big difference.
Please don't abuse children by pushing them to believe -- without questioning -- things that are simply myths and folk tales.