The party structure sure does a lot to bog this country down and keep anything substantial from getting done. I remember thinking Mr. Barr was a little out there in his dogging of Clinton, but at least there was substance behind it. Many Republicans in office actually believe Obama was born in Kenya despite all the evidence against such an idea. Others think he and other Democrats are really planning to let people die to reform health care. At some point, a few grownups need to arise in the GOP to point out how stupid such things seem — not to mention the Obamalympics people. I think this is the first time I have ever seen a mass of Americans rooting against us getting the Olympics.

The facts are that Jennings ALLEGEDLY failed to report a relationship between a teenager and an older man. That, and a speech he gave praising the life of a pioneering gay rights activist who at one point in HIS life protested the exclusion of NAMBLA (an organization to which he DID NOT belong) from parades, on the grounds that such parades should be inclusive. From this, Jennings has been demonized, vilified and slandered by the right-wing.

A noble sentiment but I’d hate to be hanging from a rope until that happens.

I’ll give Mr. Sunstein a fair chance. The law does require odd sounding statements, and your explanation here is rational.

Taken out of context, the statement by Cass Sunstein seems bizarre but is, in fact, practiced everyday. Your local prosecutor serves as that legal representative in cases of animal abuse and neglect that are brought forth by the police or animal advocacy groups like the ASPCA and Humane Society. When pressed Mr. Sunstein made it clear that wild animals, or wild game, would be offered no such protections unless they were willfully abused. Again, this law already exists. The point of Mr. Sunsteins idea was that someone with an interest in the overall welfare of an animal, i.e caretaker, owner or other interested party, could bring charges or file suit against someone who violates existing laws.

As for the gay statutory rape apologizer the facts, again, support a somewhat less radical outcome. Seems the state of Massachusetts, where Mr. Jennings is alleged to have commited a crime by not reporting the issue to police, has a consent age of 16. The young man in question met that criteria, meaning his relationship with the older man was not in violation of any law, hence no report from Mr. Jennings.

Personally I think primary school is the wrong place to discuss sexual topics gay or straight but hey Obama supports terrorists, ACORN & Child Molestors, I guess those are the people that he wants to be touching our children.