About the Denmark thing: Its difficult to say how to feel about it. Obviously the sketch and the reprinting of it is pretty insensitive. At the same time, I feel like there should be no restrictions on free expression as long as that expression doesn’t hurt anyone. It is just a sketch. Having seen it, I would say threatening the life of the artist pretty much justifies what the sketch says. Why can’t Sudan just boycott the paper? The paper doesn’t represent the government of Denmark.

The Clemens thing: Be equally angry at Clemens as you are at Congress. He requested a hearing at Capitol Hill to testify on his innocence. He brought it all down upon himself and all of us by not just owning up to it. And whether its a harmless crime he committed, its still a crime, and he should be tried in a court of law.

The ::sigh:: Prince Harry thing: I respect that he wants to serve his country and has gone through so much trouble to do so. That said, I can’t imagine that serving in the military is the only way to serve one’s country. He makes himself and all of those around him a special target. You can’t be a Prince and still be treated like a common man. You know he still has to be almost babysat by his superiors.

The seed bank thing: I don’t quite understand it. Say the world ended and you were on the other side of the world from the seed bank. Do they not lock the seed bank? Seeds don’t last forever, so do they replace them periodically? Seems like a waste of potential crops when people are starving around the world.

“I love the Chinese government. They really don’t care (except the official in this article). It would be very interesting if this Olympic Games becomes a breaking point for the disenfranchised citizenry of China.”

Not quite sure what you are saying here, but here is my snarky response: “I love American arrogance. People here really can’t imagine anyone being OK with living in any way other than how they do.” Disenfranchised? Are you the spokesman for the people of China now?