Yes, health care reform is going to cost a lot to set up. It is also going to save us a lot of money once it is up and running. That's the projections from the guys with slide rules and charts and such.

As for Bush, the so-called fiscal conservative? He just rammed a bunch of tax cuts for the rich down our throats and a ton of unfunded mandates and a couple wars. We'll be the better part of this century paying for his bad ideas.

I'm sure a pack of nativist bastards will attack him for the article, but it's a good sentiment, as well as good for the folks who work hard and are having a hard time gaining any benefit from it.

The lack of good solid cold snaps is letting a native beetle species flourish and destroy large tracts of pine trees. Granted, Montana may have two Democratic senators and a governor, but it's a pretty conservative place. Without being too giddy about it, I'm pretty sure these folks are reaping what they sowed when mocking climate change news. Now it is in their backyards, literally.

Sometimes it takes a harsh lesson to learn truth and put aside politically motivated myth, and this *is* a hard one to learn at that. Hopefully these folks will teach their conservative brethren the fallacy of their rhetoric. I mean, Georgia is turning into a desert and that hasn't changed any minds.

In short, conservatives need to get on board and help address the threats that affect ALL of us. Too bad that you can look at the majority of the commenters on this story and still see a lot of kool aid drinkers.

Honestly, when our economy fails and the ecology collapses, I won't have one iota of humanity left for these bastards. I hope they starve outside whatever front door I have while I help protect those who actually realize that our actions have consequences. Let those whose greed destroy our world suffer for their misdeeds.

So, now we know. Neat story though.

You know, this is something Christians should automatically know. That is, if they actually read their bibles instead of beating people over the head with them.

Cuban pitching sensation Aroldis Chapman finally pitched a couple innings for the Reds and the results look pretty good.

Now hopefully he'll be given the time to develop his talent and gain some strength before Dusty Baker kills his arm.

- K.R. Sridhar

We still have some ingenuity running around this country. And some of that we have thanks to immigrants. Here are two of the latter working hard to fix our energy problems.

Maybe if we listen to those who want to be Americans instead of damning them, we can make our nation great again.

Now, I really wouldn't wish this on Costa Rica, but please pass the bill and get that fat, drug-addicted, boy fracking bastard off our airwaves and out of our country.

Here's another damn good story representative of what I'd like to see NPR doing. It's the story of the WWII-era WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) who served our nation and are just now getting the recognition they deserve.

I remember reading some on them as a kid but not so much in recent years. Great article on some great ladies. Give it a listen.

You could almost hear Steve Inskeep spitting bile as he had to segue away from this story to something else entirely. Asshat.

In short, our economic system punishes successful companies who try to give back to their communities. Basically, the more successful you are the more likely you'll have to sell out, one way or another.