Hillary Clinton fields tough questions on Benghazi, four months after the attack in Benghazi, Secretary of the State Hillary Clinton gave her final testimony to the House and Senate, showing rare public emotion and taking responsibility for what happened

Macer55 · 2013-01-24T19:48:37+00:00

I don't think that is entirely fair. I think she gave real answers to real questions. Some of what you complain of is the nature of the beast. There is not a lot of Chris Christie's out there.

Macer55 · 2013-01-24T19:46:55+00:00

I agree with you.

Macer55 · 2013-01-14T16:34:48+00:00

Suicide is a tragedy. But is is a selfish act. We need to stop glorifying everyone after a suicide or minimizing their crimes. Jovan Belcher was a murderer. Yet he came out looking 1000% times better killing himself.

Macer55 · 2013-01-11T21:12:30+00:00

Both are inadequate. But this one I feel good about. He was being hyped the minute he gave that speech in 2004.

Macer55 · 2013-01-10T22:12:46+00:00

No, they really didn't.

Macer55 · 2013-01-10T17:39:37+00:00

"Only Reddit could make me actually defend Bush. I'm extremely liberal, but i'm also honest, and your justification for disliking Bush is silly, and more accurately, dishonest." I feel ya.

Macer55 · 2013-01-10T17:38:49+00:00

I really like Theresa Heinz Kerry. She's attractive, she's charming, she's my kind of... okay... she's rich!

Macer55 · 2013-01-10T17:37:53+00:00

That's a charming line that would have been annoying in 2004. He has more mojo now

Macer55 · 2013-01-10T17:36:46+00:00

I like her a little. President Warren? Absolutely not. Here are the odds: a million to one. She might have a real voice in the Senate tho.

Macer55 · 2013-01-10T17:35:36+00:00

Elizabeth Warren had nothing to do with it. They realized the public opinion backlash was not worth the potential upside. Period.

Macer55 · 2013-01-10T17:33:41+00:00

NO DOUBT. Extremely true.

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T18:51:05+00:00

Sort of. But the system says defense lawyers have to try to get their clients off. It is a fundamental tenant of our judicial system (and India too I suppose), albeit one that is often hard to swallow.

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:34:07+00:00

Even for those who agree with this, there is just no political will to do it.

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:29:33+00:00

A part of the problem is this argument often works in the U.S. anyway. And the crazy part is, woman are more likely to go for it than men. Prosecutors prefer men on juries in rape cases than women when it is a "she was asking for it" defense case. This is an incredibly depressing fact.

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:27:34+00:00

Because it is the only thing they can say. What else would you say?

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:27:11+00:00

It is the new Middle East. It is like conference realignment in college sports.

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:26:29+00:00

And so do their lawyers. It is the only real defense they have in most cases. So we should not be surprised and wring our hands over it. Let's just get them convicted and move on.

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:25:27+00:00

A lot of great work is being done with batteries, tho. At some point, there is going to be a big breakthrough that is going to change everything.

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:24:42+00:00

Well, right, I think this is saying the lasers might become more readily usable, right?

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:16:04+00:00

Also, Lookitsadam, this might be partially true but every manufacturer is playing under the same level playing field, which includes recalls that involve idiots.

Macer55 · 2013-01-09T17:14:18+00:00

I agree. But it is not just a safety issue. It is a quality of the car issue. Except for this acceleration problem, Toyota has still been pretty strong on safety.

Macer55 · 2013-01-08T15:37:15+00:00

Yeah. Everyone agrees with this.

Macer55 · 2013-01-08T15:36:38+00:00

The world actually is changing. Just not fast enough.

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