The French riots were a result of everything you mentioned plus the underlying root of Arab/Muslim unrest in a country that is in a lot of trouble down the road. The Islamic fundamentalists have Spain under their thumb already and have started to impose themselves on the French. What European country is next???

The comments regarding Afghanistan doesn’t need much acknowlegement. The Taliban backed rule aided and abetted Bin Laden and his terrorist training camps. The Taliban got what they deserved and now Afghanistan’s men, women and children can now live a life of hope in a country that provided no hope at all just a few years back.

Let the countdown to Dancing with the Stars 2 begin…

Last I heard, the French riots were about poverty and powerlessness. Pretty much what most riots are about.

Everyone knows France is a bunch of pussies, anyway. Cheese-eating surrender monkeys! Except for that one time they aided the American colonies in our fight for independence from Britian (or were we actually "terrorists?" I tell ya, I lose track sometimes!). Oh, and there is that Statue of Liberty thing, too.

Thanks for bringing up how liberal the media is! Why if it weren’t for Fox News, NBC, MSNBC, Bob Woodward (Washington Post), Judith Miller (NY Times), Clear Channel Communications (the entire radio dial plus all the country’s billboards), Hannity and Colmes, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, Michelle Malkin, the Weekly Standard, the Washington Times, and the National Review among others, why we’d NEVER hear anything positive about Bush.

This was fun, Boxer. I’d love to stay and chat but my XBox is waiting.

What do you think happened in France a few months back? ( a country by the way that has turned its back on "the war"- thinking that appeasing terrorists is the way to operate). The country was consumed by riots. The major media barely covered the events and when they did they attributed the violence to restless youth groups. Yes, they were youth groups but what the media did not report was that these groups were Arab/Muslim youths. France has not learned from its history- you cannot appease anyone especially a people that want to change the way you live.

If you do not think we are at war than that is what you believe. This is what I stated in my earlier emails…there are many that want to treat these events as police actions. Trying to round up these "criminals" and punish them in a judical manner. Was the attack on our country on 9/11 not an act of war? I agree with Jamie…there are too many consumed by their Xboxes and daily lives to actually see what is happening out there.

I also agree with you that regarding the taxpayer money but I laugh when sexual indescretion comes up discussing that President. He lied to a grand jury. He was disbarred. Bring on any investigation as to whether the the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution comes into play regarding the current state of affairs.

It will be interesting to see if Hillary wants to trump up any charges because she is shrewd. She wants the Presidency but is smart enough to know that if she lumps herself in with the "left-wing" of her party she will come off looking weak in how she wants to fight terror. John Kerry learned his lesson and has absolutely no shot a second time around. The country realizes as a whole that we are fighting a war. Anyone living in a major metroplitan city is reminded of this everyday.

Every president gets criticized. It comes with the office. Bush is no different than Clinton, Bush I, Reagan, Carter, and on and on. Calling something a "war" doesn’t change that.

If some presidents deserve to have FORTY MILLION DOLLARS of taxpayer money spent to investigate sexual indescretions, its time to tee off an investigation into potential violations of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.

I also agree with you that the so-called Republicans in both Houses have been ineffective. Frist is a joke and having to worry about first passing Roberts and now Alito

through to the Supreme Court shows how weak a leader he is. Alito much like Roberts should be a layup due considering the Republican majority.

As far as Bush’s so-called disregard for the Constitution he much like Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter have also used wiretapping without approval of the FSA courts. Let us not forget we are at War. Let us wait for the full story to develop since the Times decided to reveal this undercover operation. I cannot imagine the US winning WWII today under the current atmosphere regarding the press in America and how easily it looks to criticize a sitting President.

In case you haven’t been keeping score, Democrats don’t "rule" the nation’s capital. The GOP controls the Executive branch, the Judicial branch, and BOTH houses of Congress. The only thing comical about this is how ineffective Republicans are in spite of all this.

Anytime anyone points out Bush’s disregard for the Constitution, suddenly its someone else’s fault. I bet its all conspiracy of Kerry, Teddy Kennedy, and Hillary. And Michael Moore too, that fat America-hating bastard.

Whatever.