This is OT Hal, but I'm curious.

Do you ever write a post that has a positive spin. Something that you care for? Something you advocate? Something that makes you smile?

Something that is just GOOD and not dark, dank, and critical? If you do it isn't reflected in the 30 posts on this site. Not that I believe you have too, as I say, just curious.

And people call me cynical, geeesh.

"Put on a happy face!" I think it would be very wrong to do that considering the incredible suffering the Iraqi people are enduring. A serious subject -- the illusionary nature of the 'elections' -- should be treated seriously.

I vaguely recall Haiti getting a new queen. That, with all its pomp and circumstance, was supposed to be a solution to the country's deep, painful problems. The 'elections' in Iraq will likely be just as illusionary.

I'm not Dr. Feelgood, Marc, and you missed about a 100 or so items.

Here's a list of Tude posts (opens in new window).

hey hal,

i gotta disagree with marc's dark, dank, critical panning of your work.

i think you do a great job - your stuff is always informational, your research is thorough and i especially appreciate your counter balance to the right-wing spinmeisters. keep up the good fight!

well wat do u think bout this?
i think ur all tree hugging pussies.
go move to canada if you think our nation is so corrupt.

Thanks, Cur3t.

As far as Marc goes, he's pretty much off my radar.

He seems to consistently miss comprehending the content of posts and will get caught up with some peripheral piece of minutiae or tangential thought, kind of like RJ with typos.

I do my best to ignore those kinds of posts, give them little if any attention and even less value.

BTW the 30 posts I refered to were all that displayed when accessing the "see all posts" link, I'll get back with you after I check the rest.

Oh if I'm "petty much off my [your] radar," why do you almost without fail respond?

Also curious.

Ah, it's fun to see the Left move the goalposts.

First, we heard that elections simply could not happen, and that Bush and his Iraqi puppet were being pollyannas.

Now, the tune they play is that the upcoming democratic elections are moot, because people died to bring them about.

When Iraq becomes a decent, secure, moderate, democratic Arab Muslim state, the Left will decry the situation still, by moving the goalposts to "success" ever more...

Hell will have frozen over "When Iraq becomes a decent, secure, moderate, democratic Arab Muslim state."

Perhaps, but even you will have to admit that things have improved since the last time you visited there.

speaking of moving the goal posts...the right didn't espouse "nation building" until AFTER no weapons of mass destruction were found.

if our job is to act as the world's policeman - ridding the planet of evil and creating "decent, secure, moderate states" - then why don't we invade china next? they murder thousands of helpless infants every year for population control.

Speaking of moving goal posts, RJ, how about the 27 reasons for invading Iraq?

Not to mention the Bush flip-flops on the Department of Homeland Security, the 9/11 Commission and any number of other issues.

As for the "elections never happening," that certainly wasn't me so your post has no relevance to my post whatsoever.

"Speaking of moving goal posts, RJ"

I see you do not deny moving the goalposts. Good for you.

Hell will have frozen over "When Iraq becomes a decent, secure, moderate, democratic Arab Muslim state."

and when it does, I shall happily provide you with a blankie... ;)

This is the grownup's table, RJ - you're over there.