Should governors be allowed to order flags lowered to honor fallen U.S. troops?
Jack, They shouldn't need to. Whenever a serviceman (or woman) falls in the line of duty, the country as a whole should recognize their sacrifice. It should not fall upon a governor to remember a citizen of his State- it should fall on all of us to remember a soldier of our nation. 3,401 American men and women have fallen now in this war; we should have lowered our hearts, brows, and flags for every single one of them. -Dave, Timonium, Maryland

Yes. Seeing flags flying at half-staff reminds all of us of the loss of the men and women who fell and the sacrifices of their families and communities. It should also remind us collectively of the rapidly diminishing readiness of our active service military and National Guard. -Mary, Daly City, California

What is our country coming to when governors have to order flags to fly at half-staff? Jack, is your flag outside your house at half-staff already? Mine is every day we are in Iraq! -Bobby, Daytona Beach, Florida

Jack, All flags should be at half staff till this war is over...a constant reminder, every day, that someone's son has died that day. Sadly, it's an every day reality which ALL Americans should face. -Dave, Mansfield, Ohio

What message does it send when the mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania wins both the Republican and Democratic primaries?
Mayor Barletta's two-party primary win sends the message that if he ran for president, he'd be a shoo-in! Way to go, Mr. Mayor! -Marilyn, Baltimore, Maryland

Municipal anti-immigration laws are a snare and a delusion. The costs of litigating the cases that arise will swallow any municipal budget many times over. There has to be another way or ways. -Tom, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

It's about time we have some political consensus in this nation! Kudos to that town in PA. -Ariel, Las Vegas

I'd say he must be doing a damn good job and that the residents appreciate his stance on the illegal alien situation. I know I do and I am seriously thinking of moving to Hazleton. -Linda, Lake Worth, Florida

Jack, it is so simple, He has been listening to the people! -Bob

The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Iran should be attacked before it gets nuclear weapons. Is he right?
If it wasn't for Iraq then it's a no-brainer, 100% definitely attack Iran. If Bush handled Iraq better the whole world would be on board militarily and wouldn't be so skittish about Iran. We still have no choice but to attack Iran because no matter how bad the results of that action will be, the results of inaction will be far worse in the future. -Jeff, Skillman, New Jersey

We need peace not war. Iraq is a mess. Osama Bin Laden is still out there, and too many good men and women have died because we can't find leaders that will think of the consequences before acting. I pray we do not go down that road. -Bonnie, Arnold, Maryland

Jack, John Bolton should be attacked before he has another dangerously stupid and destructive thought! Are these people simply incapable of learning from their mistakes? -Richard, Hornell, New York

Jack, Are you kidding me? We are currently under-manned, under-supplied and severely fatigued. No intelligent administration would, so we probably will. -William, Vidor, Texas

This, of course, is why Bolton is our former Ambassador to the U.N. -Paul