In yet another sign that the U.S. Constitution is nearly a dead letter, the New York Times reports that the FBI has infiltrated the antiwar movement.
Partisan politics rears its ugly head, and even AARP has been infiltrated by the right in this fight to dismantle Medicare and hand it over to Big Pharma and the insurers.
If all the king's horses and all the king's men can't protect a president from one random crazy jackass, how can we protect ourselves from one or two guys intent on an ugly terrorist attack against US civilians?
Jimmy Page may play his guitar with a violin bow, and Nigel Tufnel may play his with a violin, but thanks to guitar synthesizers, you can play real violins with your guitar. (With apologies to Frank Zappa for the above paraphrase.)