We're all put to the test... but it never comes in the form or at the point we would prefer, does it?
I don't think there's any information to be gotten from television.
It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs.
A stage play is basically a form of uber-schizophrenia. You split yourself into two minds - one being the protagonist and the other being the antagonist. The playwright also splits himself into two other minds: the mind of the writer and the mind of the audience.
I love Superman. I'm a big fan of anyone who can make his living in his underwear.
Obama is a tyrant the same way FDR was a tyrant. He has a view of presidential power that states: the government is in control of the country, and the president is in charge of the government. He's taken an imperial view of the presidency.