It seems this is the closet subject matter where I can address the Biden matter today.I am a "BLACK" American and My position on this matter is consistent with Jesse Jacksons.Senator Biden meant no offense.When will the MEDIA stop making more of EVERYTHING than it actually is? NEVER.Does EVERYTHING-- someone say with regard to Blacks or race have to be offensive? Give me a break.People make mistakes for goodness sakes.Stop--if you can---elevating everything far beyond reasonable means.Joe Biden is a good and decent man.

Renee,
read about Rabbi Michael Lerner's plan to create a Global Marshall Plan to end poverty while withdrawing troops from Iraq. It has been said that the only way to end terrorism is to drain the swamp that gives it life, it may also be said that that swamp is oppression, injustice, and poverty. http://files.tikkun.org/blog/article.php?story=20070110080449370

Instead of spending so much money on the Iraq war (340 billion) and the US military (420 billion), we should be spending at least some of this on global poverty in order to discourage more terrorism and wars. In reality only .16% of our federal budget is spent on poverty reduction, the least among wealthy nations.

Mike in NJ--I'm glad to hear that New Orleans was part of the message in the Washington demonstration. That's good news. Thanks for letting me know, since there was no mention of that in any of the coverage I saw, not only on NBC Nightly, but also Fox News and CNN.

A little note to Olivia. I attended the protest in Washington last Saturday and saving New Orleans was part of the message on that day. Speakers and signs made the connection between bush's Oil war and the money he wastes there and the fact that his administration refuses to put enough money into New Orleans to help bring the people home. Bush does not hate black people, he hates the poor.

Ms. Stanton,
I suggest you look into "The House of Bush, The House of Saud" That will go a long way in explaining why we haven't "caught" Bin Laden.

I love how you guys used the term "tens of thousands of protestors" to describe the crowd at the anti-war protest in Washington last saturday. Maybe I can help you guys more accurately report on the numbers of men, women, and children from across these United States that gathered in DC to tell bush and the Congress to end this bloodbath. You might try "forty to fifty tens of thousands of protestors" or, easier, perhaps "half a million protestors."

Those war protest were pretty sad. They expected 100,000 and got maybe 20,000? Heck there are probably that many democrat lobbyist in DC now

First, catching Osama Bin Laden will NOT end the extremist, facist muslim war on free people everywhere. Second, OUR President deserves more respect than most cowards can muster. Third, listening to muslims about how we Americans should act would be hilarious if it weren't so sad. And finally, we need to wake up before the muslims gain access to nuclear weapons because they do not abide by the rules of free civilizations nor common decency. Instead they suffer under the delusion that they can gain access to their perverted view of heaven by killing us -- nonmuslims. I have seen and heard other stories recounted of American muslims celebrating the bombing of the twin towers and other setbacks to our country. Wake up America before it is too late.

It is very refreshing to hear a politician admit a mistake. Kudos to Senator Clinton for admitting error and taking responsibility. Granted she rested soem responsibility on President Bush's shoulders, but I feel that her reasoning was logical. The Bush Administration just plane lied to the American people, and as each day goes on, it becomes increasingly more difficult for us to ignore that.

I would rather see a President make a mistake and acknowledge the error. I understand that Senator Clinton's admission has a political purpose, but she is clearly nipping a campaign problem in the bud.

For those who have concerne about Bill Clinton being close to the Oval Office again, I feel there is no cause for serious concern. Many president's seek help from 'outside notables' which include former presidents. Senator Clinton played an important (and in my opinion, vital) part in the Clinton Administration, spear-heading many important tasks. I believe the same will be said about the First Gentleman.

This weekend's Iraq war protests involving Jane Fonda and other Hollywood personalities won't change any minds on either side. Most Americans support the troops but oppose the war and want the troops back home. Bush and his administration are determined to keep them there until there's victory. For those of a certain age Iraq is reminiscent of Vietnam. Last but not least, so much attention is already being paid to the war by politicians and the mainstream media that putting on an elaborate media event to draw further attention to it is unnecessary.

Were Fonda and the rest of the show-biz luminaries who protested the war truly interested in doing something with socially redeeming value, they instead would be protesting Bush's in effect waging the moral equivalent of war against Louisiana.

Right now, Louisiana is fighting for her very survival. A titanic struggle between good and evil--the Battle for New Orleans--is raging. On the side of the saints are those who love Louisiana, want to see her whole, and wish her people well. They truly want to see the 80% of New Orleans lost to levee failures caused by Katrina not only rebuilt, but repopulated, and to thrive, and they want her distinctive cultural character maintained. They also want to see such issues as the upgrading of the levees to Category 5 and restoration of and protection of Louisiana's coastal wetlands, so they can serve as "speed bumps" to cushion the blows of future storms instead of washing away. They want to see consistent attention focused on New Orleans, the hardships her people must still endure about 18 months after Katrina, and their small, halting steps towards recovery. They do what they can to support her deeply wounded people's healing process, and they rejoice in each new sign of normality or each new cause for hope, however small.

On the opposing side are those who look down on Louisiana and wish her people ill, who think it would be O.K. if New Orleans dies and reverts to swampland. They want to keep New Orleans de-populated and ethnically cleansed of potential Democratic voters, so Louisiana loses a seat in Congress and in the Electoral college and becomes even weaker politically. To do this they have been shortchanging New Orleans of the funds she could use to rebuild her infrastructure, which is in war zone-like conditions, to discourage evacuees' return. And they have done nothing about the red tape that has been keeping funds already allocated out of the hands of desperate homeowners. They think Louisiana does not matter, and they care not a whit what people in New Orleans have been going through. And they want their fellow Americans to forget all about Katrina, to go into the same state of denial President Bush was in when he delivered his State of Denial address. So they want media coverage out of New Orleans kept to a minimum.

President Bush has been a large part of this dark side regarding Louisiana. He loves Iraq so much that through his neglect and inattention New Orleans now looks worse than war-torn Baghdad. (Where's Jane Fonda when you need her?) The omission from his State of Denial address of any mention of New Orleans or Katrina, however, is not the latest atrocity on his part. Adding insult to injury, he wants to send Lebanon and Afghanistan, which by the way had merited mention in his State of Denial address, reconstruction funds which would better be used in Louisiana.

Bush, ever since Katrina happened, has been cruelly mistreating Louisiana in ways that, were she some foreign country, Fonda, et.al., would already be organizing protests. It's time for Fonda and the rest to drop the overdone subject of Iraq and start making themselves useful by protesting in support of and attracting media attention to the struggles of and needs of Louisiana's Katrina survivors.

I would like to know if no oneknows where osoa benlode is wwhere arethese video's of him coming from?If you can catch a sex ofender on the net(whitch I do commend you for) Why nt him ?Mrs.Jynelle Stanton Steubenville,Ohio 740-282-3044

With the war protests being conducted in so many locations, it is fortunate that Bush has Air Force One and can be anywhere else.

Hello Dear John,
Women and men, black and white, Asians and Latinos, Arabs and others, Muslims and others, have assembled to show the essence of the American democracy, not Bush's Abu Ghraib democracy, in that this country is united against the wrong Decider who is interested in wars for oil at the expense of the underlying population. People have opposed wars for oil, demanding an imediate pull out. The Congress must deliver and must stop this war that has been based on misinformation, dishonesty, and wholesale killing of Americans and Iraqis, because the Iraqis can govern and protect their country. This Anti-War Rally is the only force that eradicates terrorism, because it reflects peace and justice. I really liked the line that this is our land and that the truth is a danger to President Bush. Thanks