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How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump, or put another way... BuckGalaxy July 19, 2025 2:32 pm (Flame)

Why Trump Can’t Shake Jeffrey Epstein BuckGalaxy July 18, 2025 8:07 pm (CurrentEvents)

Colbert cancelled. ER July 17, 2025 8:20 pm (CurrentEvents)

just passin' thru... ER July 16, 2025 2:08 pm (Space/Science)

Epic Epstein Magasphere Meltdown BuckGalaxy July 14, 2025 1:58 pm (CurrentEvents)

the June ice report ER July 10, 2025 7:34 pm (Space/Science)

A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Obamacare uncertainties explain high unemployment by RobVG January 17, 2012 10:42 am

I'm convinced there is another factor at work in the health care debate, and it is really difficult to understand ... by ER 2012-01-19 12:55:11
There is truth to this to some extent, but of course it is only a half truth. I recently ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-19 11:26:58
Just what is "Obamacare" besides a cheap loaded phrase, like "death tax" or "right to life"? Is "Obamacare" better ... by bowser 2012-01-17 13:25:52
- It's ironic that you don't have the answers to your own questions. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-17 15:31:50
  - Not as ironic as being unable to describe what you are complaining about. by bowser 2012-01-17 18:50:42
    - The link was quite detailed. by TB 2012-01-17 18:55:56
      - "Obamacare" exists only in the minds of fanatic, fundamental Republicans. It's pure, poor propaganda without the shred of truth ... by bowser 2012-01-17 22:35:51
        
        You know less than I thought by RobVG 2012-01-17 23:56:34
        
        I'd say, "I know you don't think much", and I'd mean it in good spirits as a play on your ... by bowser 2012-01-18 00:30:41
        
        I think you meant Death 'Panel'. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-18 01:04:35
        
        The government should not operate "death panels", that is, committees or regulations that ration treatment to the sick because of ... by ER 2012-01-18 05:23:25
        
        The difference, and one many people seem fundamentally incapable of comprehending, is that with private enterprise there is more than ... by TB 2012-01-18 09:26:45
        
        Your statement only makes sense if "the government" outlawed private insurance. If they do not, then "the government" must ... by alcaray 2012-01-18 19:25:50
        
        The government doesn't have to outlaw private alternatives to crush them with taxpayer-subsidized services. The ability to operate at a permanent ... by TB 2012-01-18 21:21:58
        
        Like the govt crushed private education? Roadbuilding? Bridgebuilding? etc. When the US govt. has to step ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 01:16:35
        
        When discussing "failure," you might want to re-think the education example. by TB 2012-01-19 09:23:56
        
        I don't need to think about it further, as that was my point entirely. I see it as progress ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 11:12:14
        
        Another untruth perpetuated by those who would deny health care to human beings for the profit of large corporations. ... by bowser 2012-01-18 11:29:09
        
        A common argument, and wrong. by TB 2012-01-18 14:23:06
        
        You can do whatever you want. I've made other arrangements for my family. That was a real choice, the ... by ER 2012-01-18 10:44:07
        
        "...a real choice, the only one that was actually available to me." Maybe you want to reword that? by TB 2012-01-18 11:24:49
        
        I played the game the way I was told. I followed the rules, payed my dues, caused no trouble ... by ER 2012-01-18 11:48:46
        
        The best thing about everything being "luck" is that then nothing is ever your fault. by TB 2012-01-18 14:30:31
        
        Don't worry about me, Tom. I'm doing just fine. And I don't need any help from you. by ER 2012-01-18 14:50:21
That's just part of it. by TB 2012-01-17 12:10:01

The Reasonable Profits Board by TB January 19, 2012 12:29 pm

...another one... by Jody January 18, 2012 6:23 pm

One of my readers sent me the original clip they used for this looping CGI...very clever.. From the movie COLLISION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TJwkZ6scF_k by Lindy 2012-01-19 11:21:42
Volcanic eruption in reverse n/t by RobVG 2012-01-18 19:13:20

"Billionaire donates for Washington Monument repairs" by bowser January 19, 2012 1:54 am

Yeah, this is the way it's supposed to work: by TB 2012-01-19 09:33:09
- Confiscated his wealth. Created by the private sector. A hedge fund manager, creating wealth, jobs, paying taxes. ... by bowser 2012-01-19 11:06:45

Topo Giglio by ER January 19, 2012 4:32 am

Used to be that Air Force pilots had a large turnover into the civilian airline industry. This isn't as ... by TB 2012-01-19 08:58:21
- In the US, most merchant ship's masters work their way up the ranks, they rarely come from a military background. ... by ER 2012-01-19 10:06:09
  - Good info. Thanks! by TB 2012-01-19 10:23:47
  - EDITED ( added my "Crow".) PS: 90 day wonder? I was in the Navy for about 90 days when ... by ER 2012-01-19 10:22:55
    - Apparently the guy was under the influence of some substance and hot-rodding for the benefit of his crew. A commanding officer ... by bowser 2012-01-19 10:44:10
Truthfully ER I think the guy was on something. I am serious. by Jody 2012-01-19 06:32:05
- Well, drinking wine with the 1st class passengers is part of his job. by ER 2012-01-19 07:40:39
  - Wasn't referring to alcohol. by Jody 2012-01-19 08:41:12

Ideological Fault Line! The Doom of the GOP by BuckGalaxy January 12, 2012 4:56 pm

I don't think so. Look at Bush Jr, Bush Sr, and Ronny Reagan. A very dirty and expensive ... by bowser 2012-01-12 19:29:57
The Bain Bomb fizzles by TB 2012-01-12 18:54:10
- Clearly the video is slanted politically, but while a few details are fuzzy the essential facts are Bain bought these ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-13 10:40:40
  - "...there has now been a seed of information planted in the minds of the GOP working class folks. Information that ... by ER 2012-01-13 11:00:17
  - The point is that the "information" is false. by TB 2012-01-13 10:51:43
    - So it's false that "an attack on ONE company is not an attack on the entire free market system"???? ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-13 13:08:33
      - And here come Gingrich in SC! It's working! by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-13 23:17:13
    - "I suspect there’s more to this “Super PAC” than meets the eye." An intriguing comment. Do you suspect that perhaps ... by ER 2012-01-13 11:53:06
      - I have no information other than idle speculation. by TB 2012-01-14 10:37:02
        
        Well, the conventional wisdom is that Obama fears Romney, so if you're implying Democrats are behind this, those two facts ... by ER 2012-01-14 13:04:24
        
        "Conventional wisdom" = what we're told to believe. by TB 2012-01-14 16:19:06
        
        "what we're told to believe" = things that a lot of people believe but TB does not like. by alcaray 2012-01-17 19:48:17
        
        TB is drunk on his own beer. He wants his pov to be correct so badly it has dulled ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-17 21:29:34
        
        Key word here: "noise." by TB 2012-01-17 21:40:14
        
        You don't have to be told to believe things that are demonstrably true. by TB 2012-01-17 21:28:08
        
        If you add up the amount of OPINION that each of us consumes, you are the clear winner, around here. ... by alcaray 2012-01-18 19:32:03
        
        I make the point on this very thread (several times actually) that attacking one man or one business is not ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-14 19:29:50
        
        Man, you guys are taking this pretty hard. I haven't seen you this scared since OWS got started. Oh, and ... by ER 2012-01-14 18:17:11
        
        You can keep revising the outside world, but you aren't going to have much luck revising me. by TB 2012-01-14 18:42:14
        
        There is indeed a test of legitimacy and authenticity in politics. It's called an election. Until then, everything you ... by ER 2012-01-14 18:53:03
- Oh, for God's sake, TB!!!!! (5 of 'em!!!!!) A Bain Capital source extolling Romney and Bain Capital. Just saying it ... by bowser 2012-01-12 19:34:46
- More from Politico. by TB 2012-01-12 19:01:57
The circular firing squad is fixing bayonets and preparing to charge. by ER 2012-01-12 17:45:53
- Good Lord, the irony... by TB 2012-01-12 19:22:35
  - The humanity, the humanity... by ER 2012-01-12 19:26:51

"'Corruption on grand scale' in insider trading case" by bowser January 18, 2012 4:18 pm

The TSA is both a problem and a symptom. by bowser December 26, 2011 1:13 pm

Stay out of Tennessee then...the TSA are there with their guns and dogs doing random traffic stops and searches... by Lindy 2012-01-18 16:18:47
Y'know, somehow this doesn't bother me. You have an enormous problem, protecting the traveling public from terrorist attack, and it ... by ER 2011-12-26 13:41:13
- I agree it's a huge problem. I'm suggesting it could be done professionally and competently, with continuity across the ... by bowser 2011-12-26 16:20:27
- It should not have to be done by a "massive bureaucracy." by TB 2011-12-26 15:05:17
  - Comparing pre- and post-WTC airport security is a bit like comparing kittens and lions. by bowser 2011-12-26 16:22:30
  - I hear the Israeli system is pretty effective, but then again, One of our big airports probably handles more traffic ... by ER 2011-12-26 15:39:08
    - That's a factor very few people seem to realize when pushing the "Israeli" approach. by TB 2011-12-26 17:05:20

Night of the Long Knives by ER January 13, 2012 6:56 am

Good Lord, I found the reply button! Hey ER...you see exactly the same thing I have seen for years and tried ... by Lindy 2012-01-18 16:10:14
Please, tell me, are you just baiting? n/t by RobVG 2012-01-13 20:53:58
- No I’ve just been amusing myself by drawing historical parallels between present day United States and Germany in the 1920s. ... by ER 2012-01-13 21:58:58
- The hook is empty. by TB 2012-01-13 21:09:29
History repeats.... Strategy for success:pick the tallest, richest stiff you can from Massachusetts. Don't worry that he's rich, nobody will hold it ... by Tony 2012-01-13 11:49:12
- Well, if nobody else is going to do it...Howdy Stranger! n/t by RobVG 2012-01-13 18:05:19
  - :) Thanks Rob by Tony 2012-01-17 07:58:02

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