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Question of the Day: How is it that it is OK for you to abruptly cut off communications in a fit of pique, but not for others when they are running late?

Some time ago we asked a man why he supported George W. Bush. "He's better than Gore," was his response. We doubt this person even remembers saying this to us, but if he does we hope he'll let us know if he still feels this way, but more importantly, why.

Columnist Jonah Goldberg in defending the use of the term American empire misses the point, but we suspect that was his aim all along. Why use such blatantly inflammatory terminology such as calling Dennis Kucinich a "lefty" if not trying to deflect from the real argument.

Christine Castillo Comer, the former science director at the Texas Education Agency, was forced out of her position after forwarding an email concerning a conference on evolution. You see, the biology standards are up for review in 2008 and the chairman of the State Board of Education is "Dr. Don McLeroy, a dentist and Sunday School teacher at Grace Bible Church in College Station, has lectured favorably in the past about intelligent design." Oops! Can't have no science in the science curriculum when the chairman is an ID'er.

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