Why get upset with the Japanese.  They aren't any different from the U.S. when it comes to nuclear energy and materials.  We can't even find a safe place to dispose of contaminated waste from our own power plants.  No one gets there act together until their backyard glows at night.  Same with Gun Safety.  Same with Edu...more

Economics was part of the reason for the Civil War, just as slavery was part of it.  The South could have built factories like the North and would have given more time.  The main reason was Policital strife stirred up by both economics, slavery, and cultural differences.  With new States coming on line, there were huge...more

OMG Some of these comments are so funny!

Don't worry - given the commerce that the Internet supports - I would estimate it would be down about a day or two.  Business won't give up this cash cow.

Well Knova - Lets just turn the Government back over to the Republicans.  Then we can have more job losses, more housing forclosures, more banks failing, more stocks falling and another Depression!  Yeh - that was 4 years ago!  Wow how time flies!

Well businessman Brutus - Why don't we turn the government back over to the Republicans, then we can have more bank failures, more foreclosures, more jobs lost and another Depression!  Wow, that was only 4 years ago?!  How time flies!

Isn't it a pity that businesses have to invest more in personnel costs?  They have had a free ride in paying less and less over the years until the middle class is practically gone, while they line their pockets with more and more profits.  Some businesses have so much in the bank that they don't know what to do with m...more

Everybody loves daylight savings and wants it the year around.  Computers can be reprogrammed in a matter of minutes to keep us on daylight savings 24/7/365!

Once the Republicans get the power to more than obstruct - then rape won't be so bad anymore.  They don't acknowledge rape anyway unless it's LEGITIMATE and to those old farts, its NEVER LEGITIMATE!  So Michael just wait a few months, Republicans always do better in the off-year.