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Michael Jackson's death - very similar to Elvis
Michael Jackson's tragic death at a relatively early age saddens us all. He will go down as great as Elvis and the cause of his death, will end up being similar to Elvis'.

We need a national health care plan
There's a lot of hype going around about the evils of nationalized health care - yet countries like Canada and Britain seem to be doing just fine while our system is a mess. We should have a national health care system.

Waterboarding saves lives
Sometimes you need to pour a bucket of water on someone's head to get them to give up information that could potentially save many American lives. It's not like electro-shock or whips or anything that leaves permanent scars.

Legalize pot for the tax revenue
California makes $18 million a year in taxes on the sale of medical marijuana. States are going to legalize the sale of pot, not on legal or moral grounds, but because they need the money.

Swine flu
We say the relentless media coverage of the swine flu outbreak has bordered on ridiculous and maybe even panic inducing.

Photos of the war dead
The Obama administration lifted the ban on images of the military dead returning from war. We say it was the right thing to do. Loss of life and soldiers' caskets should be documented and shown to the public.

GM boss steps down
The White House asked GM CEO Rick Wagoner to step down. We say that's probably a good decision, but it's not really the government's place to make.

Obama's Special Olympics joke
While appearing on 'The Tonight Show' with Jay Leno, President Barack Obama jokingly compared his bowling game to "like the Special Olympics". We say Obama should get slammed for this and if former President George W. Bush had said the same, people would be calling for his head.

Shoe thrower gets sentenced
A three-year prison sentence handed down by Iraqi judges is the proper punishment for Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the man who tossed shoes at then President George W. Bush at a news conference there.

Stem cell research
Do you agree with President Barack Obama's decision to allow federal taxpayer dollars to fund embryonic stem cell research?