Gene Frenkle

I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now, watch this drive.

All in the name of religion...how sad and unnecessary.

Seems like they gambled and lost on what turned out to be a very serious issue. Time to pay.

You guys are pretty f-ed up. If BP and Haliburton had data saying the slurry might fail and then used it anyway, they are completely at fault. This should have little to do with partisan politics, but what else is new?

Right, keep telling yourself that the revolution is coming...

Once again, I try to stay away from the lunatic fringe. It's fun - you should try it sometime. Imagine the articles he decides not to post.

Jesus, again?

Is that common practice on the web? I guess it could be considered a good thing - letting the article evolve to become more accurate over time. At the same time, it feels a bit lacking in journalistic integrity.

BY FAR, the best candidate of the bunch.

I just checked and they literally re-wrote the article. My original post was a direct copy/paste of a portion of the article as it was at that time.

I'm simply quoting the AP article. I'm sure there are a dozen ways to spin this to make her once again palatable to the mouth-breathers. Your current choice of spin, however, is equally unacceptable.

When Coons responded that the First Amendment bars Congress from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, O'Donnell asked: "You're telling me that's in the First Amendment?"

Was that a preemptive strike?

What doesn't? That's just the Libertarian in you talking. I think we know how well you tend to suffer fools and idiots.

Spin doctors and retards, it's the FREAKING FIRST AMENDMENT. If it were the second amendment, you'd be all over this, no? Please put up someone worth "Voting the Bums Out" for. http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp

Coons said private and parochial schools are free to teach creationism but that "religious doctrine doesn't belong in our public schools." "Where in the Constitution is the separation of church and state?" O'Donnell asked him. When Coons responded that the First Amendment bars Congress from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, O'Donnell asked: "You're telling me that's in the First Amendment?" Her comments, in a debate aired on radio station WDEL, generated a buzz in the audience. "You actually audibly heard the crowd gasp," Widener University political scientist Wesley Leckrone said after the debate, adding that it raised questions about O'Donnell's grasp of the Constitution. Erin Daly, a Widener professor who specializes in constitutional law, said that while there are questions about what counts as government promotion of religion, there is little debate over whether the First Amendment prohibits the federal government from making laws establishing religion. "She seemed genuinely surprised that the principle of separation of church and state derives from the First Amendment, and I think to many of us in the law school that was a surprise," Daly said. "It's one thing to not know the 17th Amendment or some of the others, but most Americans do know the basics of the First Amendment." O'Donnell didn't respond to reporters who asked her to clarify her views after the debate. "Talk about imposing your beliefs on the local schools," she said. "You've just proved how little you know not just about constitutional law but about the theory of evolution." Coons said her comments show a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the Constitution. O'Donnell questions separation of church, state

How refreshing to see a Republican who doesn't just think from his (or her) gut. I'd consider voting for a guy like that. Romney on the other hand...

Tell that to the anti-vaxers...

It depends on the disease I think.

Kumbaya...so boring!

If any of these claimants can actually prove that there is some link between their child's medical problems and the vaccine, then let them sue. The drug companies make basically no profit from producing vaccines and do not have huge profits as a motive for providing unsafe vaccines. As the article says, several large verdicts against Big Pharma might lead to the drug companies to decide that making vaccines is not worth the risk, which would be a national disaster. As it is, the vaccine schedule and the usual timing of the onset of Autism and some of these other diseases leads many parents to forget that correlation does not always equal causation. Every credible study done on this subject leads to the same conclusion: there is no link between Autism and vaccines. That's certainly a tough sell to parents who are dealing with these horrible diseases, but reality isn't always what you want to believe.

How old are you?

You can call me whatever you like because you don't matter.

I'm not really looking to play games or cater to every moron's poor attempt at debate. I've already wasted too much thought on your third-man-in BS.

You expect me to dignify the bait question about my supposed denial of the existence of terrorist cells with a response? I think it has more to do with our unwavering support of Israel and our constant military presence in the Persian Gulf and other "muslim" countries. The second part is simply an anecdote, don't take that the wrong way. What you're saying may or may not be true in fact.