Quotes of the Week

"The amount the U.S. military spends annually on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan: $20.2 billion. That's more than NASA's budget. It's more than BP has paid so far for damage during the Gulf oil spill. It's what the G-8 has pledged to help foster new democracies in Egypt and Tunisia."

--Slashdot, Posted by CmdrTaco

"We have to show them that we believe in our beliefs as much as they believe in theirs."

-- Princess Yue, The Last Airbender

"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. When there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws."  

--Ayn Rand

*Personally, I don't think Iraq should have ever happened and Afghanistan should have been a punitive expedition where we toppled the Taliban, shot up the countryside, and tossed the keys to the country to whoever wanted them, along with a note that said "Don't make us come back here." 

--Tam

"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."

--Jerry Garcia