I just Stumbled! upon a video by a journalist for the Nation which had some disturbing things to say about our candidates and their position on private contractors in Iraq.

View it in the extended entry and then tell me what you think.

I realize this is a bit of a digression from politics proper, but I just had to ask everyone what they thought about the Andrew Meyer/UF Taser incident.

It's a strange thing to see, and if you haven't seen it yet, here it is.

A little more background appears here.

Your thoughts on the incident?  The media's response?  What do you think we should do about it?

So it seems like there's still a great deal of question in everyone's mind as to who is and who isn't running for the President of the United States of America.  Post after post mention polls taken that do or don't consider Al Gore.  Earlier today on this site we had a couple of posts regarding Bloomberg and Hagel and their emphatic "I am not running."

With specific regard to Al Gore, and I'd love comments about all the others, why the hell is he still on the radar?  Seriously.  I'm not trying to be a smart-aleck here.  I genuinely want to know if there is any substantial evidence that Al Gore still might run.  Anyone?

I feel silly even posting this diary, because it's more wasted breath on a guy who isn't actually running.  Please, enlighten me.  Otherwise, lets focus on the people who are actually running for office.