I was actually referring to both the 50% that vote Democrat

Well, what do you know... so was I.

Since half of which you speak is likely to take offense at anything... anything at all... for the purpose of raising the rabble, that seems doubtful.

I was actually referring to both the 50% that vote Democrat (which you were insulting) and the 50% that vote Republican (which Ken was insulting). Where you also referring to both halves in your comment, or just continuing to insult the same one you have been?

Ken and Bithead: Is it possible that we can have a conversation without having to personally insult 50% of Americans?

Since half of which you speak is likely to take offense at anything... anything at all... for the purpose of raising the rabble, that seems doubtful.

I realize that movie left a trust-ability scare on your Psyche as it did for the rest of us who where fool enough to see it or rent the tape, but I was referring to the book that was quite a good read.

G.A.Phillips: Never, ever (ever) reference Battlefield Earth if you want the rest of your comment to be taken seriously. That would be like using a scene from Gigli to support your ideas. Even if the point your are making can be supported by that reference, the baggage contained in those calamities of entertainment will completely distract from it.

Thompson is a viable threat to the Dem's chances for the Presidency in '08. This story was originally written in the L.A. Times (liberal paper), the claims are brought by the head of the Abortion Rights group (liberals), and then "backed up" by another lobbyist for the same group who is a Democrat (LIBERAL!!!).

Pretty easy to discount the entire claim as crap and therefore proving once again that the liberals collective stupidity is overshadowed only by their mind numbing intellectual dishonesty.

Fred Thompson has always been one of the most upstanding and honest people in the entire political spectrum. His character is above reproach, unlike the scumbag liberal Democrat party ever could hope to be, therefore this entire story and claim is ridiculous at best and completely immoral at worst.

Typical liberal tactics when they know that they are losing their supposed hold on Washington. The entire nation has realized that the claims that the Democrat party made to get elected were false then, false now and will always be false in reviewing history for all eternity.

How many people remember 15 years ago where they were working, what they were working on, what restaurants they visited?

This isn't a matter of people not remembering but of having very specific memories. Judith DeSarno has very specific recollections of hiring Fred Thompson--who was already a major player at the time and thus memorable--and of conversations they had and restaurants where they took place. Michael Barnes and others remember specific conversations, too.

John Sununu says, "I don’t think that ever happened. In fact, I know that never happened." That's pretty categorical.

Thompson spokesman Mark Corallo adamantly denied that Thompson worked for the family planning group. "Fred Thompson did not lobby for this group, period," he said in an e-mail.

Again, that's categorical. Somebody is lying.

When electing a government, it comes down to an issue of which is the lesser of two evils. In 2004, they looked at the choice between a trophy husband, and George W. Bush, and decided the ladder to be the lesser of the two evils.

I'm always a little disturbed when Powerline is cited in anything but a mocking context.

You've just told me all I care to know about you.

The republicans that are elected are the fault of the democrats for not fielding any candidates of value.