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Except, Edwards is campaigning on lowering the costs of healthcare for every American. So.......... What am I missing here? That he is a hypocrite and is still very much tight with the trial lawyers. I will not vote for him as my President.

It's HOW he made his fortune. By exploiting the sick and ruining the lives of good people. Again, I am not saying Edwards is a bad person or did anything illegal, but he bears the burden of contributing to the detriment of American society.

Well isn't that special? I'm glad he waited to aquire an obscene fortune that set and broke his state's record for payouts before taking that position. Whether Bush went AWOL or not during Vietnam holds no relevancy to American life. The prevalence of malpractice lawsuits, record numbers of doctors being driven out of practice, rising medical premiums that makes healthcare so expensive and finding a doctor to perform certain risky procedures harder than ever does have an effect on mine and every American's quality of life.

I'm so glad my eulogy touched so many of you. If I had one wish, it was that my recap would serve as a memorial...for those posters who didn't know rawmvp, they would know of him and his epic tale. I'm still waiting for the epilogue a few months later where he comes back "clothes torn and tattered like my shattered beating heart after a daring escape from my captors' prison..."

Go ahead, Tyler, completely ignore the points of the article (which I found in the Foxnews archives actually but included the original source so you didn't say I made it up or something) in favor of questioning the source. I'm assuming you can't disclaim anything in the article (which I see absolutely no bias in whatsover), and are taking the cheap way out without acknoledging it. Anything else would have been better: "The article makes some good points, but I can look past Edwards past, respect his positive message and truly believe he is sincere in his campaign promises, give him a chance." Look I just gave you a very mature response, but I guess "I don't know how to discuss politics" and should leave it to you, oh clairvoyant one.

Maybe you all misunderstood me. Of course you thouroughly research a topic first before deciding your thesis. I'm saying when you write your paper/article, you are supposed to start off with your thesis, so off the bat the reader knows where you stand, and then use the rest of the paper to defend that position. So in that sense, the article is fine...

Bullshit. If there weren't so many frivelous malpractice lawsuits the premiums wouldn't be so high. It's directly related. Hmmm, who set the standard for these astronomical claims? Wow, 30 million, breaking the record for the state set by....oh, him. And set off a domino effect. Edwards has no choice but to publicly campaign for tort reform, but considering he already made his obscene millions it's a pretty shallow gesture. And the trial lawyer community still overwhelmingly supports him, and if there's one group you don't want special interests to be controlled by, it's them. I'm not insinuating that Edwards did anything illegal, or even wrong. This is America, if you find a way to make millions, good for you. But Edwards and his ilk have been a DETRIMENT to the GOOD of society. People don't want to become doctors, especially OB/GYNs or surgeons anymore because if there is any complication, whether their fault or not, they will be sued for millions (the lion's share going to the lawyer, I don't think anyone would argue that many of these people deserve compensation, but how much is too much? And why on Earth does Edwards need 30 million per claim?). Less doctors means less choices, and the one's that remain are forced to take out huge insurance claims to protect themselves, which leads to...higher cost for the patients! It does no one but the lawyers any good. Again, I am not insinuating Edwards is a bad man, but I don't think someone who's actions have ultimately hurt out nation should be leading it. And America will agree if he is the nominee.

Considering he grew up poor and worked his way up, he has every right to say that. Unless you've got some evidence beyond anectodal RNC lines, please stick to just mindlessly trolling and leave the analyses to the people who understand politics. Ok, Mr. Political Science major, you have me bowing before your clairvoyant political senses...oh right...Well, I guess you THOUGHT you knew what you're talking about! (Fun Hint: You stop flaming me, I stop flaming you! Yaaargh!) I've posted this already, but it sums up perfectly the problem with John Edwards, poster boy for the "blame someone, anyone for my problems-exploit good people through lawsuits that benefit lawyers and drive our doctors" attitude that America suffers from. It's over a year old but still relevant: Malpractice Suits Driving Out Doctors If you haven't yet heard of Sen. John Edwards, the junior Democrat from North Carolina, you soon will. Elected in 1998 over the stodgy conservative Lauch Faircloth, Edwards is a rising star, sporting boyish good looks, a populist message and a handsome Southern drawl. People magazine named Edwards America's "sexiest politician," and a gushing Nicholas Lemann recently profiled him in the New Yorker. He's considered by some to be the Democrats' best hope for knocking off George W. Bush in 2004. Edwards largely funded his own Senate campaign with a $20-50 million fortune he earned as a trial lawyer, winning huge medical malpractice and products liability claims.Some (including Al Gore's 2000 campaign staff) might consider Edward's career path a liability to his aspirations for higher office. But Edwards doesn't. Should he run for president, Edwards intends to wear the trial lawyer label conspicuously and proudly. On Meet the Press last Sunday, Edwards told host Tim Russert he built his considerable estate "representing people who were in very difficult places in their lives and trying to give them a shot. And I'm proud of what I did …" Edwards might want to rethink his strategy. The United States increasingly faces a health care crisis. Many doctors, faced with ever-mounting malpractice insurance premiums, have gone out of business. Others are retiring early. Some are moving to states that have enacted tort reform, while rural states without significant tort reform are losing doctors hand over fist. Their poorest citizens can't find medical help where they need it. Trial lawyers like John Edwards are a big reason why. Huge awards in malpractice lawsuits over the years have caused many insurers to abandon medicine. Others have had to raise premiums to rates that effectively prevent doctors from staying solvent. Obstetricians — the most likely to be sued — have seen premiums increase from 20 to 400 percent in the last few years. Some have had their policies cancelled altogether. The trend has hit general surgeons and emergency room physicians too. In Mississippi, where annual premiums for OB/GYNs can range from $40,000-$110,000 (far more than many doctors in the state make), physicians are fleeing in droves, leaving poor, rural women without doctors to deliver their babies. One medical school in Nevada had to close because no insurer in the state would grant it coverage. In parts of Florida, malpractice premiums for individual doctors can exceed $160,000. In Edwards' home state of North Carolina, health care costs are also soaring. Consequently, awards in malpractice cases have grown too, as compensatory damages necessarily reflect current health care costs. Of course, higher damages mean higher insurance premiums, and higher insurance premiums in turn lead, once again, to higher health care costs. It's a nasty cycle, and all the while, malpractice lawyers continue to siphon off generous contingency fees, sometimes as much as 30 percent. Prominent Raleigh trial attorney Mark Holt told North Carolina Lawyers Weekly in a 2000 article that "… when you go against a medical provider, how much can be paid hinges directly on the amount of insurance coverage." In 1997, a botched childbirth resulted in a state record $23.5 million award, setting off a runaway train of jury malpractice awards in North Carolina. John Edwards was the plaintiff's counsel. He broke his own record that same year with a $30 million award. North Carolina avoided Mississippi's dearth-of-doctors fate by putting caps on punitive awards with a law that took effect in 1997. Mississippi has yet to enact any such tort reform, and continues to lose doctors. Some doctors and hospitals have found a solution to insurance costs by requiring patients to sign waivers submitting any claims to private arbitrators. But trial lawyer lobbyists are trying to nix that remedy, too, and have begun to push Congress for anti-arbitration legislation. This lobby is closely tied to Edwards. According to the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, 86 percent of the $1.39 million raised by Edwards' recently formed political action committee came from fellow trial lawyers. Roll Call writes, "No other Congressional leader or potential presidential contender has such a heavy reliance on a single industry for their leadership PAC." Additionally, Edwards was a chief co-sponsor of the "Patients Bill of Rights" legislation. The Edwards-sponsored version of the bill would have permitted patients to sue health care providers for punitive damages in federal court — allowing lawyers to circumvent state court caps on punitive damages like those enacted in North Carolina. The Employment Policy Foundation estimated at the time that the Edwards bill would result in 56,000 new lawsuits per year, a $16 billion increase in health care costs, and nine million more Americans with no health care coverage at all. Trial lawyers, of course, loved it. Edwards' background wouldn't be so important to his presidential ambitions if he weren't so blatant about mischaracterizing it. He talks about "helping the helpless," but in fact, he built his fortune and paved his way to politics chasing doctors out of the medical profession. Lots of those "helpless" people he mentions live in low-income areas without access to the health care they need. Radley Balko is a writer living in Arlington, Va., and publisher of The Agitator.com

Edwards can not appeal to mainstream America. And the last thing the DNC wants is a divided party, there is strength in unity. Edwards talks about two Americas, one for the wealthy and privelaged and the other for the common folks....which one are YOU part of, John?

Fine, but that doesn't stop me from posting Howard Dean: The soundtrack. http://www.deangoesnuts.com/

WHO IS THE NEW NWA DIRECTOR OF AUTHORITY? In a final decision prior to stepping down from power and disbanding, the entire NWA Board of Directors voted this past week to declare a new NWA Director of Authority, who will be revealed on February 18 live on PPV! Dozens of names have surfaced - but no one is talking! Who will step up to try and counter Jeff Jarrett's absolute power in TNA? We'll have our answer on Wednesday's TNA broadcast! JUGGALO STREET FIGHT THE INSANE CLOWN POSSE VS. TWO FROM JARRETT'S ALLIANCE On 2/4, the Insane Clown Posse issued a challenge to any two superstars from Jarrett's group to a Juggalo Street Fight on February 18! Come as you are, bring whatever weapons you want! The question is, who will step up from Jarrett's crew to face the Juggalo Army inside the Asylum? Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope certainly proved they could bring it inside the ring in their TNA wrestling debut. The question is, will they be so lucky this time around? DEBUT OF "PLAYIN' FAIR WITH JONNY!" America's most hated man promised it, and on February 18 he'll deliver - the TNA debut of "Playin' Fair With Jonny!" Host and celebrity mogul Jonny Fairplay will have his own forum to discuss what he wants with whom he wants! *Due to unforeseen circumstances, Joanie Laurer will NOT be appearing on Wednesday's TNA PPV TAG CHAMPS - STYLES AND...ABYSS?! As the world witnessed on the Wednesday, February 4 TNA Pay-Per-View, AJ Styles once again overcame incredible odds (with some help from AMW's Chris Harris) to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship! The only problem is, his championship partner is the monster who tried to end his career - Abyss! What will happen on February 18 when Styles and Abyss are inside the same arena? Will they be forced to defend the championship...TOGETHER?! Tune in and find out! TERRY FUNK AND RAVEN vs. THE GATHERING OF PUNK AND JULIO On the Americas X Cup Pay-Per-View, hardcore legend Terry Funk promised to bring Raven back to TNA this Wednesday to join forces against Father Jim Mitchell's Gathering of CM Punk and Julio! No one has heard from Raven since he disappeared weeks ago - the question is, can Terry Funk deliver? Will Raven return to the Asylum this Wednesday night to get revenge on Mitchell, Punk and Julio? Tune in! TEAM NWA IN 8-MAN COMPETITION - BUT WILL LYNN PAY THE ULTIMATE PRICE? NWA World Heavyweight Jeff Jarrett warned Jerry Lynn not to show up at the Asylum on Wednesday unless he and Team NWA won the Americas X Cup! Based on their defeat in the mega-event, Jerry Lynn must now apparently face the wrath of Jarrett this Wednesday night! However, we've also learned that Team NWA (Lynn, Sabin, Primetime and Dutt) will be in 8-man action this Wednesday night! Is Team NWA gearing up for the next international tournament? RON "THE TRUTH" KILLINGS (3LK) vs. MICHAEL SHANE (NEW FRANCHISE) Since losing the NWA tag team gold thanks to the New Franchise of Shane Douglas, Michael Shane and the lovely Traci, 3LK have promised a beatdown come Wednesday, February 18 on Pay-Per-View! According to TNA matchmakers, a bout has been signed this Wednesday featuring 3LK member Ron "The Truth" Killings against New Franchise member Michael Shane! Two of the youngest and gifted stars from two of TNA's top alliances will face off! ALSO ON THE TNA PAY-PER-VIEW: DUSTIN RHODES AND EL LEON (THE LION) VS. REDSHIRT SECURITY In recent weeks, both Dustin Rhodes and the masked juggernaut El Leon (The Lion) have been a thorn in the side of Jeff Jarrett. As a result, the NWA World Heayweight Champion has instructed Kevin Northcutt and Legend - The Redshirt Security - to put an end to both Rhodes and El Leon this week in tag team action!

I love how you get all defensive and snippy with me by saying "Jomentum" every time I mention how Dean flamed out. Every one of your posts was practically a verbal blowjob of Dean, I simply stated I prefered Lieberman out of all the Dems and was disappointed he dropped out. I didn't work on his campaign. I didn't put him in my sig. I didn't once insinuate he had a chance in hell of winning. All of which I could fill a file of you for Dean. And I sure as hell wasn't worshipping the guy's jock like you did for Dean. In fact, I'm proud that I stuck with my convictions rather than hopping onto the bandwagon of a sideshow politician fad. So you can save the "Jomentum" comments because it means nothing to me. I was somewhat disappointed that Dean didn't win because I think the debates with Bush would have been grade A entertainment to watch Dr. Jeckyl do his rabies routine in contrast to Bush's calm, Presidential cadence. But, now I'm very satisfied Dean lost, mostly because you have egg all over your face. But go ahead, keep being a pretentious jackass, that's what you're good at!

NWATNA.com Exclusive TERRY FUNK ON HIS DECISION TO PARTNER UP WITH RAVEN Last week on TNA, Terry Funk announced that he had chosen to create quite an unlikely pairing. They've seen each other from across the ring many times in the past, but this week, Raven and Funk will combine forces to take on Julio & CM Punk. Terry Funk asked NWATNA.com to publish the following message regarding his decision to have Raven as his partner in this battle. To all of the TNA fans: Well, just like I said last week, Raven will be my partner this Wednesday. We're gonna take it to those kids Julio & Punk like they've never felt it before. Last I heard, they were looking for their passports to get out of the country before we can even get our hands on them. A lot of people are wondering why I wanted to team up with Raven, especially after our past. Well, to be honest, it all comes down to respect. I think you'll all agree - nobody is more hardcore than Terry Funk. But if I had to pick one person to be standing by my side in a fight like this one, it would be Raven. I've fought Raven plenty of times, back in ECW we had some of the bloodiest damn fights I've ever been in. The night I beat him for the ECW Title I nearly died from the blood loss. If anyone knows how tough Raven is, it's me. Now why the hell would I want to be a partner with somebody that made me bleed like a stuck pig all over Philadelphia? Well, if you have to ask yourself that question, then you damn sure don't know Terry Funk very well. Terry Funk Amarillo, TX

I'd like to think the boost from Dean supporters would greater the number of people turned off by a Dean endorsement, but I'm kind of convinced all those Dean supporters we heard about 4 months ago aren't supporting him anymore. Exactly. For all the Tyler blabber about motivating young, disenfranchised voters to get involved with politics through the web, they were too lazy to show up when it counts, at the polls...

I'd say theoretically Hudson would fill in for pBp but I can guarentee that Tenay aint leaving the booth. MAYBE for this week to sell the stoyline but the new DOA will hire him back. They know he's too valuable to the show. I'm pretty sure Russo is the new DOA, but I can't envision him as a face. Also, Tenay and Russo HATE each other (both on and off screen) so I don't see how Russo would be sympathetic to Tenay being hired back. Maybe they'll both site a mutual hate of Jarrett or something. Also, remember Cyrus is now GONE, which means a fairly huge part of this angle has to be written out. Expect whoever the new DOA is to have exercized some type of stroke to remove Callis from power. Should be an interesting week...

Yeah this defintely looks like a "storyline oriented" show. So, those buying just for great matches might want to pass. But there will likely be a lot of big developements/suprises this week so fans of that type of show will be entertained. I'm coming home from school for the weekend so I'll watch a replay of the show then.

sticks fingers in ears LALALALALALALALA heh. I'm hopeful it will see light someday. Axl may be a selfish primadona with bad plastic surgery but he fronted one of the most dynamic rock bands of the 90s. I just wish the old crew could all make nice and get back together...

Good ruling. No adjustments needed for me.

Journalism class teaches you the opposite (establish your position at the start, then defend it).

Cool, show seems MORE appealing by default now...

From HHH's allusion to WMX, I think we're heading into the 2 seperate title match direction...

Yeah can we establish the bootleg/comp/single rule one and for all. If they are in, I plenty of Metallica and few Iron Maidens and my score goes up as a result. If they don't count, the other scores should be adjusted accordingly.

The media didn't screw Howard, Howard screwed Howard!

Scott Keith's rant, si vous plais... The SmarK Rant for No Way Out 2004 - Live from San Francisco, CA. - Your hosts are Cole & Tazz. - I’m going to ignore the pointless opening with Sable & Torrie. - Smackdown tag titles: Scotty 2 Hotty & Rikishi v. The Basham Brothers & Shaniqua. Scotty starts with Danny and grabs a headlock, but gets tossed and pulls himself back in. A bad headscissors brings Danny into the face corner, where Rikishi comes in and slugs away. Doug comes in and gets the same, but evades a buttdrop. Hiptoss from Rikishi and a clothesline for both Bashams, and Rikishi pulls Shaniqua in before the Bashams save her. Doug tries a headbutt, and obviously he hasn’t studied the book on Samoans. Scotty comes in and they collide, but Scotty recovers and tries a Worm. Shaniqua breaks it up with a clothesline, however. Shucky darns. The Bashams get a double slingshot suplex for two. Shaniqua comes in with a slam, which I guess is supposed to be devastating. It’s a CHICK. Danny comes in for two. They cut off the ring but Scotty escapes a sleeper with a jawbreaker. Shaniqua tries a powerbomb, but Scotty escapes and makes the hot tag to Rikishi. DDT for Danny and he tries to bring Shaniqua to the corner, but the Bashams slam him off the middle rope and Shaniqua gets two. Scotty gets rid of the Bashams and Rikishi finishes Shaniqua with a samoan drop and Banzai drop at 8:16. So long, Linda. Basic tag team formula opener. *1/2 - Jamie Noble v. Nidia. Yes, three months of build for THIS. Noble is “blindfolded”. Maybe they should hand them out to the fans, which would probably make it a better match for them. Noble tries taking the hood off early, which would not only get him DQ’d, but would prevent him from being able to wrestle in Mexico ever again. Nidia runs out of the ring, but comes back in with a dropkick. Then we get the kind of deep psychology lacking in the sport today, as Nidia jumps around to make noise and then kicks him in the BUTT when he charges. Thankfully Cole explains this for any total idiots watching. Then we get the tense spot where Noble almost gropes her, but gets his jeans pulled down, which sets up a bulldog for two. You just don’t see someone getting pantsed as a transition move these days. Noble bails and heads back in while Nidia taunts him, and it’s another kick in the BUTT. Cole thinks this is the funniest thing ever. Nidia tries beating him down, but Noble takes her down. He rips out some extensions, but Nidia goes up, allowing Noble to peek under the hood and slam her off the top and choke her out at 4:25. Well thank god they put this on PPV. DUD - Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin v. The APA. I sense that soon one of these TEAMs will be involved in a big ANGLE that gives them their former name back. And the tag titles. Bradshaw has a bandaged arm, so I guess he slipped in the shower. Faarooq starts with Benjamin and gets taken down for two. Faarooq knees him down and gets an elbow for two. The APA double-team him with a shoulderblock and Bradshaw gets a neckbreaker for two. Haas comes in, so Bradshaw hits him with a back elbow (using the “bad” arm) and Faarooq elbows him in the back for two. He misses a charge and hurts the arm, so TWGTT goes to work on it. Haas hammerlocks it and Benjamin stomps it, into another hammerlock. Tazz calls it a “hammer-like hammerlock”, which seems to be a bit redundant. More double-teams on the arm and Benjamin gets two. Benjamin takes him down with an armbar takedown for two. More double-teaming and Haas armbars him. Faarooq comes back with a MAIN EVENT SPINEBUSTER and makes the hot tag to Bradshaw. He dumps Haas and powerbombs Benjamin for two. It’s BONZO GONZO as Haas sends Faarooq into the post and Benjamin goes up, but Bradshaw slams him off. Clothesline from Heck for Haas, but Benjamin superkicks him for the pin at 7:19. What’s the point of doing a worked arm injury if you’re not even gonna sell it? The five seconds or so that comprised the finish were pretty decent, the rest not so much. *1/4 - Goldberg takes his seat at ringside (and they even have a video package to hype up THAT) but Heyman and Lesnar joins us and goad him into running into the ring and jackhammering Brock. And yes, Goldberg is “arrested”. - Rhyno v. Hardcore Holly. This was added a few minutes before the PPV. Lucky us. Holly grabs a rugged, smashmouth headlock to start, but Rhyno fights out, so Holly goes back to the headlock in rugged, smashmouth fashion. That gets a rugged, smashmouth two. Holly gets some rugged, smashmouth chops and dumps Rhyno, possibly smashing his mouth on the way down in rugged manner. Rhyno drags Holly out and works on the back, and back in he gets a rugged, smashmouth shoulderblock in the corner. Rhyno knees him down for two. He goes to the rugged, smashmouth bodyscissors and gives him a rugged, smashmouth suplex on the ropes for two. Rhyno pounds away, but Holly comes back in a rugged kind of way with a backdrop suplex. Rhyno, however, smashes his mouth with a kick for two. He whips Holly into the corner ruggedly and adds some smashmouth stomps, but Holly comes out of the corner with a smashmouth clothesline and both guys are out. Ruggedly out. They smash each other in the mouth as slug it out, but Holly comes back with a rugged dropkick for two. He goes up and gets caught by Rhyno, who gets a rugged and smashmouth superplex for two. Holly gets an inverted smashmouth DDT for two. Rhyno gets the SMASHMOUTH MAIN EVENT SPINEBUSTER OF RUGGED DOOM to set up the GOAR GOAR GOAR, and Holly bails. Ruggedly. Back in, Alabama Slam gets the rugged, smashmouth pin at 9:54, for a rugged and smashmouth *3/4 rating due to the very slow pace and dull offense. I really would have been fine had they not blown off the feud on PPV. - Cruiserweight title: Rey Mysterio v. Chavo Guerrero. Rey starts with a wristlock on Chavo, but Chavo gets a headlock. Snapmare into some mask-ripping, but Rey dumps him. Back in, Rey slugs away and takes him down with a headscissors, into a rollup for two. Chavo faceplants him to come back, however, and dropkicks him for two. Slam gets two. Chavo goes to a wristlock and Rey reverses to a sunset flip, then takes Chavo down for the 619. Chavo Sr. breaks up the West Coast Pop, but Paez knocks him out and gets tossed by the ref as a result. Chavo goes to deal with his dad, allowing Rey to hit him with a dive and Drop the Dime back in for two. Rey dodges a charge and rolls him up for two. Chavo goes up and Rey tries to do something to bring him in, but Chavo gets an exploding gutbuster off the top. That was pretty contrived. Chavo goes to work on the ribs, and gets an abdominal stretch. Rey counters out for two. Chavo goes to a weird half-crab next, and gets two. They do a knucklelock-bridge spot and Rey goes into a sunset flip for two, but walks into a tilt-a-whirl gutbuster for two. Chavo gets another abdominal stretch on the mat, but Rey escapes with the Rube Goldberg Bulldog for two. Chavo knees him down for two. Rey comes back with a leg lariat and sends Chavo into the post with a headscissors, and they exchange kicks to the leg until Rey gets the Stroke for two. Rey boots Chavo down and DDTs Chavo on the apron for two. He whiffs on a cross-body and Chavo gets a front suplex for two. They go up and Rey fights him off and a moonsault press gets two. Somebody’s timing was off on that one. They slug it out and Chavo gets the Gory Special Bomb for two. Rey snaps off a rana into another 619 out of nowhere, but Chavo rolls through the buttdrop into another half-crab. Rey makes the ropes. Rey goes up, but Chavo Sr. reappears and shoves him off, and Chavo gets the rollup and pin at 17:21 to win the title. Good match, hated the finish. They never really seemed to get into a groove, though, as there were a lot of awkward pauses between sequences. ***1/4 - #1 Contender match: Kurt Angle v. John Cena v. Big Show. Show tosses Angle around while Cena stands around and mocks them. So Cena tries with Show and gets nowhere, as Angle mocks them. Then Angle and Cena go, and Angle gets the overhead suplex for two. Show pounds on Angle and tosses Cena, then goes back to work on Angle. Sideslam gets two. Cena comes back in, and Show slams him and gets a headbutt. Legdrop, but Angle grabs him from outside and tries to suplex him off the apron. Yeah, right. He opts for a low blow instead and then brings Cena outside for a brawl. Back in, Angle gets two on Cena. Cena comes back with a back elbow and Blue Thunder Bomb for two. Angle fires off the rolling germans for two. Show tosses him to break that up, and then hiptosses Cena and steps on the bad knee. About time – the guy’s wearing a giant brace, for pete’s sake. Suplex gets two. Cena dodges a charge and dropkicks the knee to come back. Reebok Elbow sets up Angle’s missile dropkick for two. Cena tosses Angle again and FU’s Show, but Angle breaks up the pin, so Cena DDTs him. Cena gets two on Show. Angle dumps Cena and goes after Show with an Angle Slam, which gets two. Cena goes for the FU on Angle, but he reverses to the anklelock, so Show breaks it up with a chokeslam on Angle. Cena rolls up Show for two. Show chokeslams him for two. Angle breaks that up with an anklelock, but Show shoves him off. Cena hits Angle with a spinebuster and Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Show clips him to break up the FU. Show slams him into the corner to hurt the knee, but Angle dumps Show and finishes Cena with the anklelock at 12:17. Last few minutes were pretty fun, but it was just a bunch of finishers strung together. **3/4 - Smackdown World title: Brock Lesnar v. Eddie Guerrero. Brock overpowers him to start and hammers on him in the corner, into a monster backdrop. Snap suplex, but Eddie slugs back and elbows him out of the corner. Brock knees him down and blocks a rana with a spinning powerbomb. That was pretty dangerous. Overhead suplexes and Brock gets a high knee in the corner and another overhead suplex that puts Eddie on the floor. Eddie trips him up and posts the leg, however. Brock powers him back into the post, however, and gets the fisherman’s suplex to retake control. He grabs a sleeper, but Eddie escapes, only to get pressed. He escapes that too and clips Brock, but Brock gets the lariat. He follows with a slightly botched german suplex. Brock pounds away in the corner, but misses a charge and rams his knee into the corner. Nice callback to the high knee earlier. Eddie works on the knee and gets a backdrop suplex. Brock chokes him out, however, but Eddie sneaks in with a heel hook, which he turns into an STF to a big pop. Nice spot. Brock powers out, so Eddie rams the knee into the mat and goes back to work on it while Brock tries to fight him off. Eddie goes for what looks like a Nagatalock, but Brock fights him off again. And again. Eddie keeps coming, and it costs him, as he walks into a belly-to-belly. He tries a suplex, but Eddie counters with a headscissors and dropkicks the knee again. This time it’s a figure-four, and that crowd is all about that. Brock makes the ropes, however. Eddie goes right back to the knee and goes into a half-crab now, and another STF. Brock powers out again. There’s some really swank psychology going on here. Brock comes back with another german suplex, as the power v. technical battle continues, and Eddie walks into a MAIN EVENT SPINEBUSTER. That gets two for Lesnar. Brock goes to the chickenwing on the mat, into a sleeper, but Eddie powers him into the corner to break, but misses the missile dropkick. Brock sells the leg as he gets a vertical suplex, bless his heart. He’s even got a bloody nose going. That’s my boy. Bodylock on the mat, which he turns into a gut-wrench suplex for two. Nice mat-wrestling as Brock rides him on the mat with bridges, into the bodylock again. Eddie fights up and headbutts out, then smartly dropkicks the knee again and takes Brock down with a headscissors. Brock misses a charge and Eddie comes back with the rolling verticals and goes up, but misses the frog splash. F5, but the ref gets bumped in the process. Brock grabs the title, but Goldberg runs in with a spear (apparently having broken the handcuffs) and Eddie gets two. And since the belt is still there and it’s Eddie, he tries to hit Brock, but it misses and Brock goes for the F5. Eddie counters to a DDT in mid-move, however, hitting the belt on the way down, and the frog splash does the impossible and wins him the World title at 30:06. Two PPVs, two Match of the Year candidates. Not bad. ****1/2 Thank god they finally put someone new over. The Bottom Line: Look at it this way – we didn’t know what the undercard would be until Thursday, so really it doesn’t factor in, and the main event more than delivered, and the other two main matches were pretty good, so on that basis it’s a thumbs up show. Plus Eddie winning the title was one of those special moments that can probably justify going out of your way to see.

Because in these uneasy times (or any time really) we don't want a president prone to outbursts, we want somone who can maintain his composure under pressure. I and many I know were not manipulated at all but the media, as way back when this race started I was one of the first around here to post my dislike of Howard Dean, just based on the few speeches of his I'd seen on TV where he WOULD yell and growl and generally get angry to hype his crowd up. And my reaction each time was, "wow, this guy's SCARY." It just took until Iowa for the rest of the country to figure it out.