Sarah Palin is a jerk, how this person can still be so popular among her peers in the republican party is beyond me. She has enlisted scare tactics and misinformation when it comes to health care reform. Maybe Palin should just remain in Alaska and try to figure out what the American taxpayer wants..that should keep her busy for the next 20 years. Those two journalists that were recently freed in North Korea should be thankful that people worked so hard back here for their release, considering it was their fault for the jam they got themselves into. If you are other then a soldier going into a hostile area, with the knowledge that you are risking your life then what happens after that point is your own fault. If you are killed or captured then you have no one to blame but yourself, and the USA shouldn't be responsible for getting you out of the jam you are in. I believe the newness has worn off of our President Barack Obama, yes the honeymoon is over and he seems to be on the defensive now more and more. I believe people thought that once he was elected the ship would somehow be righted..well progress will be made but it will take awhile. Piracy, well my solution to that is to blow them right out of the water. The military needs to be more aggressive in their stance on this issue, no negotiations just pure, blinding force. Well thats all I have for now, oh I am almost late for my anger management class.