That is by far one of my favorite conservative circle inside jokes.

It just KILLS, every time.

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Ace, I think you're missing the *nuance* (or is it 3rd grade comprehension of causality?? - ed) .... if the prison population is on the rise, that must mean crime is up b/c George Bush KKKarl Rove Halliburton KKKBR's weather mind-control machine is acting up.

Geez man. Get with "the program".

;)

Damnit - strike throughs dont work.

Are you saying that crime is caused by criminals?
I don't buy it.

I know... there are "studies" disproving a link.

Citation? I don't need to cite these "studies." Just take my word for it.

fat kid, yeah teh strike function doesn't seem to work, but everything else does (even font size.

wierd, huh?

nope, it only works on preview as well.

loose shit ace.

While the U.S. crime rate has fallen over the past decade, the number of people in prison and jail is outpacing the number of inmates released, the government reports.

Why not:

While the number of people in prison and jail is outpacing the number of inmates released, the U.S. crime rate has fallen over the past decade, the government reports.

The crime rate has fallen BECAUSE of Get-Tough-Policies that work, (as Rudi Julianni proved in NY and Bob Lanier proved in Houston) not in-spite-of, or incidental to, these policies. Crime decreases when punishment increases, not the reverse.

Leave it to Liberals to get the facts and the truth totally as-bcakwards and fuck up all of our lives, again! God how I hate Liberals!

Well, there's a surprise; these are pretty much the same people who noticed that people who've done something worthwhile have a better opinion of themselves, and concluded that self-esteem causes achievement.

While the U.S. crime rate has fallen over the past decade, the number of people in prison and jail is outpacing the number of inmates released, the government reports.

After all this time, I'm still in shock-and-awe of the Liberal mind process that can see reality and yet turn it completely upside down and backwards. I shall pray.

And Deliver us from Liberals ...

Well, you need to understand that the Houston Chronicle is now doing everything it can to emulate the NYTimes. Changed the layouts, changed the FONTS, for chrissakes. The writing has taken on a distinctly liberal tint in the last 5 years. The circulation is hemorhaging, and a major grocery chain now has signs up that they're taking their ads out of the paper and going to direct mail. Hearst Corp is about to drill another hole in the ground. I for one won't miss it (unless we have puppies).

Prison population on the rise, Crime rate down.

Less criminals, less crime.

Isn't this obvious to any sentenient being over 10 years old?

Ed in Texas:
A friend informs me that the new Op Ed is a screaming Liberal. I won't miss it either Ed.

They also consistently ignore the relationship between armed citizens, and the safety of those same citizens.

The relationship between ownership of your own labor, and not being a slave. The relationship between lower expectations and lower achievement.

We can do this all day.

Well, all I know is that when I managed to lock up a burgelar, he had a little problem comminting burglaries until he made parole.
I must say that I prefer my criminals locked up.

Call Scooby-Doo and the gang in for this one.

You guys have it all wrong! Just as the midnight basketball programs for inner city yoot's start to pay off, those neanderthal conservatives start locking up the rehabilitated boys and throwing the key away. Just let the left get back in charge and they'll turn those victimized children out to show the world what you can do with a little self-esteem grafted on.

"He'll be a Managing Editor at the NYT..."

Uh, 'Siobhan' is a girl's name, Ace.

Good catch nonetheless.