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Wouldn't it be great if the impeachment of GW Bush could be decided by a national referendum?

They say, if you don't support Bush, you're a Democrat who is giving "aid to the enemy," "invested in defeat," and "not supporting our troops." It is a partisan attack, 'us and them', where all Democrats are the enemy and in support of 'surrender.'

Sean Braisted wonders whether Barack Obama is prepared for a North Hollywood Shootout:

The Star-Telegram reports that the Secret Service halted weapon checks at a Dallas Obama rally. While this may concern some, the truth is Obama regularly greets large crowds outdoors without them being checked first. If someone wants to take a shot, more than likely they'd do it outside than in a packed auditorium.

I was scared. We all were, though not one would show it or verbalize it. Few of us had ever been in actual combat before. Our Special Forces team was flying on a Talon EC-130 into post-9/11 Afghanistan just months after our initial invasion. Our mission was to rout the Taliban and to deny Al-Queda sanctuary and freedom of movement within the borders of Afghanistan - and sometimes beyond.