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@chronDiggity The "role of government" is whatever the people, through their elected representatives, decide it will be, within the constraints of the Constitution.

Please folks, learn to use your Character Map. The man's name is Arvo Pärt, not Arvo Part. "ä" and "a" are NOT interchangeable! And if you don't know how to access "ä" on your keyboard, then the appropriate spelling is Paert.

Please folks, learn to use your Character Map. The man's name is Arvo Pärt, not Arvo Part. "ä" and "a" are NOT interchangeable! And if you don't know how to access "ä" on your keyboard, then the appropriate spelling is Paert.

Now, now, that wasn't a mistake -- it was the Messiaen arrangement of Händel's Messiah!

@TheTromboneMonkey

I'll believe she's genuinely contrite and heartbroken when she resigns, not before.

@gomichaelgo Sadly enough, he probably won't get what' s coming to him. The NYPD is very skilled at covering its tracks.

Go ahead and mock, Wall Streeters. But remember: the Hamptons and Westchester and Fairfield Counties are all just a short train ride away . . .

@JASONNHENCHMENN He originally showed his short form certificate, which is just as legally valid as the long form and is recognized by every court and government agency in the land as such. If you had been a citizen of Hawaii when you needed to get your driver's license, and if you didn't alrea...

@stevevandien I heard him at the Met numerous times from '79 onwards. Prior to the vocal crisis, his voice was huge in the house (even at the 4,000 seat Met). Afterwards, it was never as big as it had been. I'm not sure if that was because he could no longer produce that sound, or if it was be...

I've read through many of the comments here, including the carping about Milnes' alleged "small voice" and "poor technique." I heard Milnes numerous times in the late 70s and early 80s at the met. In his prime, prior to experiencing a bit of a vocal crisis somewhere around '83 or '84, his voic...

@LowOIL Christians certainly recognized marriage, but there was no such thing as a Church wedding until the 9th Century, and even then it was a private rite with no blessing or prayers apart from the couple's promises to one another. It wasn't until after the 12th Century that the overlay of a f...

....and if you want to talk about following the money, it's the international petrochemical industry that is funding the small number of scientists who are attempting to discredit Global Warming theory, and it's their own profits they're trying to protect.

@yrral01

And the Iraqi people didn't exactly ask us to come in and destroy their country in the name of "freeing them."

Whether one agrees with the decision to go into Iraq and Afghanistan or not, even of both of those conflicts are considered to be perfectly justified, war crimes are war crim...

I really don't see the need for a pissing match between the two. Both are very fine singers. Brownlee's voice is a tad heavier which, while it provides for a warmer sound at the moment, may not bode as well for vocal longevity (particularly with respect to this type of repertoire). Florez, on ...

Unfortunately, in light of the vigorous defense of the TSA's policies, the current administration bears as much responsibility for this as does the prior one. Tnis really isn't a party issue..

@source69

Typical right winger: you defend areal, documented assault by pointing to non-existent, totally conjectured assaults by the other side. Try posting EVIDENCE.

@MsCATHOLICSTATE

You are an absolute moron. The fetus had mermaid syndrome, the result of which it had no bladder or bowels. That means the child CANNOT survive. It is a physical impossibility. Yet there you sit on your self-righteous butt, hiding behind words like "decency." You haven't th...

It doesn't take that hard a hit to result in serious brain injury.