On a related note, I must confess that I did not watch the State of the Union this year. The Alito appointment gave me such a migraine that I had to read the transcript the next morning, leading me to a fascinating realization. That is one amazing speech! The ways in which it dictates morality praising science while calling it into question, calling for alternative energy sources while postponing their introduction into the marketplace, and (as stated before) equating legal - if controversial - activities with clearly unscrupulous ones is a real trip. Give it a look at the New York Times website.

Transcript: 'We Strive to be a Compassionate, Decent, Hopeful Society

I begin to wonder if everyone in America is just so pre-occupied with the way he talks that they don't see the brainwashing that's going on here. The liberal folks are all, "Look how stupid he is! Nook-yoo-lerrr! HA!" and the conservative folks are all, "He sounds just like my next door neighbor's sweet grand daddy!" and so no one is able to dissect or detect the brilliantly insidious things he's actually saying until the meme has already been planted.

No, I'm not getting all conspiracy theory on you. Just read the speech. You'll see what I mean.