Latest word this afternoon(7/14) is that she's backing out due to a hectic schedule, i.e. the liberals go to her.

As I noted, her spokesperson says this is untrue:

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/07/14/mila-kunis-to-attend-marine-ball-after-all/

Gerard, you made me tingle all over, and it's not even because of the pictures. She's a funny, smart, beautiful girl, and her time has come.

"good in theory, in execution it fails"

No, not even in theory. I don't believe I've read a single work of communist theory which included the word "liberty."

ErisGuy, leave it alone!

Even vicariously a dude needs to know how to get in a woman's good graces. Mila was being witty, and her witticism worked, so here's what you'e supposed to do: laugh with her, and she'll smile back and you'll feel great all over, pet the neioghbor's dog and whistle while you walk.

Try it, you'll like it.

Now that I've taught ErisGuy one of life's great secrets, I'm going to make a sort of OT comment:

Little Mila's introduction to America is a great argument against bilingual education, at least in the lower grades. At age seven she entered American first grade with no English whatsoever, and, Ta Da! Here she is now.

I also went into a school system (Italian) at age seven not knowing a lick of that language, and was fluent within a year. Our modern adult contempt for the marvelous capacity of our childrens' plastic minds is a disgrace.

I just want it known I only looked at those pictures as a gesture of support for the USMC...

Exceptionally well-placed, those... photos. But tell me, who's image is emblazoned on her top there? First thought came to mind was David Bowie, but that's impossible.