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Let's Make a Deal by Eri July 14, 2011 8:36 pm

Finally, the coalition cracks. The sane members of the GOP look like they are finally going to tell the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-15 22:09:04
- So nothing gets done. The debt ceiling is raised, trillions more borrowed every year, a couple of billion is ... by Lee 2011-07-16 08:06:23
  - Nothing gets done because the GOP can't bring itself to move one fucking inch toward the center. You guys ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 09:26:32
    - Look, you've got the mindless talking points down. Tell me where the center is. I hear Democrats with ... by TB 2011-07-17 12:18:23
    - I've come to the conclusion that nothing should be done. Let the liberals continue to buy the votes of ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:01:13
      - Yeah, and what do you think would come out the other end of the collapse? Freedom and democracy? ... by TB 2011-07-17 12:13:37
        
        In certain areas. Once it happens the Feds will be in no position to "restore order" nation wide. ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:27:34
In other words, business as usual. $1.5 Trillion in non-binding spending cuts over 10 years while they continue to ... by Lee 2011-07-14 22:11:59
- Business as usual? The tea party trying to destroy the world economy is far from business as usual. by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-15 22:02:07
  - We know exactly how the American economy is being destroyed, Buck. So does everyone else. Two years your party held ... by TB 2011-07-15 23:00:11
    - Blah blah blah. The debt limit has been raised 78 times, 49 times when republican presidents were in office. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-16 00:36:52
      - You remember what Obama said about raising the debt limit back when a Republican was president? What's changed? Good Lord, ... by TB 2011-07-16 09:21:55
        
        I'm tired, Buck. Very tired. The "debt ceiling" has been a joke for years. They'll raise it. The ... by TB 2011-07-16 10:04:12
        
        What's really funny is how the people on this board who deplore the big multinational banks are the first ones ... by Lee 2011-07-16 10:42:47
      - The socalled "economic experts" are the ones that have gotten us into a $14.6 Trillion debt. Yeah, they really ... by Lee 2011-07-16 08:09:37
- Wait for it. The Huffington Post is a little behind the curve. by TB 2011-07-15 08:08:36
- He's a pragmatist because he knows if the US defaults, it's going to be laid squarely on the doorstep of ... by Eri 2011-07-15 06:06:31
  - The Republicans made a fundamental error in scattering the way they did. They've put themselves in every corner of the ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:38:09
    - Which was Obama's goal at the beginning. He badly needs cover for his failures next year, and has to ... by TB 2011-07-15 10:46:58
      - I havent erased anything. Look, I remember the bizarre psychosis that Dems fell into after the midterms, and I'm reminded ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:58:22
        
        There are two very fundamental political philosophies opposed to each other in this country. It may soothe a lot ... by TB 2011-07-15 11:15:01
        
        And I understand that. But I also beleive that there are more than 4 letters in the word compromise, and ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 11:36:11
        
        Was compromise really good for the country, or is it what got us to where we are today? by Lee 2011-07-15 14:00:41
        
        We are where we are now because of endless "compromises" between the two philosophies in this country. In the ... by TB 2011-07-15 12:24:33
        
        Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but what I seem to be hearing from you and Lee is that you'd ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 16:06:58
        
        Well I wouldn't complain if Sam Nunn were considered to be on the far left in this country. ;) by Lee 2011-07-15 17:36:43
        
        I wouldn't have picked Sam Nunn, but pretty much what Lee said. The current Democratic leadership has more in ... by TB 2011-07-15 17:50:26
        
        With that, I really can't disagree. And of course next year may very well mark the turning point you're looking ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 21:39:40
        
        If we back away from collectivism next year it will just be a holding action. The problem with America ... by TB 2011-07-15 22:09:58
  - The "deal" Obama's been offering is the same crap over and over again, with a different coat of paint. ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:13:08
  - Do the math. $1.5 Trillion over ten years comes to $150 billion a year. That doesn't even come ... by Lee 2011-07-15 06:43:31

Inside SpaceX by TB July 14, 2011 6:09 pm

I've looked all over for SpaceX merchandise, but so far no luck. I really want a ball cap and ... by Lee 2011-07-15 14:04:40
What a great-looking operation. And a nice little thumbs-up for Microsoft. by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:00:39

The end of the "Trust Fund" myth by TB July 14, 2011 1:37 pm

Oh this is not good. This is not good at all. Life vest anyone? by Jody 2011-07-16 07:17:45
I did know that. As soon I began reading the article (and before it had time to say so), ... by Eri 2011-07-14 21:17:49
- The entire cost of the Iraq War since the beginning would pay for Social Security alone for about one year. The ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:38:13
  - As usual, you're full of shit. BFD re: these two wars. Before that there was the Cold War ... by Eri 2011-07-15 22:05:56
    - Okay. Vietnam cost about $686 billion in 2008 dollars. Korean War? A little less than $600 billion in 2008 ... by TB 2011-07-15 22:49:05
      - Wouldn't the "bridge to nowhere" be considered a shovel ready project? by Lee 2011-07-16 08:34:30
      - You're too illogical for words to describe. What part of the word, "ENTITLEMENTS" do you not understand? Until ... by Eri 2011-07-16 04:06:31
        
        The money isn't there, Eri. It hasn't been there for decades. It was "taken over" a long time ... by TB 2011-07-16 09:29:15
        
        That's what I said earlier. The government stole the fucking funds. What they stole must be returned. ... by Eri 2011-07-16 14:14:16
        
        Eri, they've been stealing those funds from day one. Back when Social Security was first set up, the retirement ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:12:55
        
        By and large I am a fiscal conservative for this very reason. If I am going down I want it ... by Jody 2011-07-16 16:04:56
        
        I've got a rude awakening for you. Go look at your Social Security statement. It says, basically, that ... by TB 2011-07-16 15:53:27
        
        More than you really want to know about this by TB 2011-07-16 16:05:25
        
        It's being spent to pay the interest on all of that money you want the government to keep borrowing. by Lee 2011-07-16 14:55:24
        
        Please expound Eri...I don't know where you are going with this... by Jody 2011-07-16 08:12:31
        
        Out of MY salary or when I was self-employed, I paid FICA into Uncle Sam. That is Social Security; ... by Eri 2011-07-16 14:19:30
        
        "For some reason, idiot Republicans think they can just nullify the law that forced us to put money into the ... by TB 2011-07-16 15:57:24

Maui blowhole eats tourist by TB July 14, 2011 10:07 am

As bender once said, "What's the deal with the ocean?" Five thouand idiots and only one goes down? Actually those odds ... by mcfly 2011-07-14 10:49:54

End of Minnesota shutdown by TB July 14, 2011 9:43 am

Obama quote of the day: by TB July 14, 2011 8:35 am

Dr. David's News You Can Use by Eri July 14, 2011 5:48 am

There are also some foods that have enzymes. I think papayas are one of them. It has now been well ... by TB 2011-07-14 08:46:36
- TB, you said "This is not true. There is no biological mechanism by which the human body can identify the ... by Eri 2011-07-15 06:43:51

A dream is just a dream.... by Jody July 13, 2011 8:05 pm

Has anyone ever had a dream that has made them, upon waking, euphoric?...and no I don't mean THAT kind of ... by Jody 2011-07-14 19:57:21
Every damn day. by podrock 2011-07-14 19:53:07
What a great little thread you started, Jody. Thanks. In answer to your question, yes, I've come out of some dreams ... by mcfly 2011-07-14 11:46:21
Sure, that's normal. Most of my dreams involve some complex task or problem I need to solve. It takes a ... by TB 2011-07-14 07:08:25
I have been waking up out of dreams and not understanding that it wasn't real, that whomever I was speaking ... by Eri 2011-07-13 23:06:32
- Perhaps it is because your consciousness grows, and as you and I both understand, the closer to *real* we become, ... by Jody 2011-07-14 06:40:58
  - Actually, I think I've had a visit or two from Richard. My sister comes around all the time. ... by Eri 2011-07-14 07:25:51
    - Glad to hear you have family nearby, who visit you. I was concerned that loneliness was affecting you. As we have ... by FrankC 2011-07-14 09:31:26
      - Maybe I shouldn't mention this but my sister passed over in 2002. :-) But she's still here. I ... by Eri 2011-07-14 21:44:58
        
        Good advice, Eri! We may try that too. Our Shih Tzu is normally the quietest little thing until either someone ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 07:33:36
        
        I surmised that after rereading the post. Otay, better than no company at all. :) As I have gotten older, I ... by FrankC 2011-07-14 22:57:08
        
        Since I'm getting older, have health issues and live alone, my best friend and I talk on the phone every ... by Eri 2011-07-15 06:39:19
      - Some dogs are barkers, some aren't. This is a matter of individual dogs as much as breeds, although some ... by TB 2011-07-14 09:39:30
        
        Again, on her home turf, she is protecting her family. "Warning, stranger approaches, thread level 10." by Eri 2011-07-14 21:47:28
        
        Our dog's stranger behavior was erratic at best. Usually, once anybody got in the front door, even delivery people, ... by TB 2011-07-15 09:00:53

The Tine are back by FrankC July 13, 2011 7:56 pm

Hymn to the Chosen One by TB July 13, 2011 7:18 pm

It's a well-reasoned piece and is, IMO, quite accurate. Obama IS all those things at the same time. ... by Eri 2011-07-14 21:29:09
- Obama has no fixed ideas or principles other than the usual liberal academic belief in the State as an absolute ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:40:58
  - People like Barack Obama and Rick Perry have very specific sets of beliefs, consistent with a long, easily-traced history and ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:45:39
    - In the interests of nearly-full disclosure, the post above is a quote from one of our own. by mcfly 2011-07-15 16:13:46
      - Okay, ya got me. I didn't put it well. Obama is a hard-line academic leftist trying to pretend to many ... by TB 2011-07-15 17:57:08
        
        LOL, as "gotchas" go, it's pretty tame. I was mostly just wondering if you'd bother addressing it. If I had a ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 21:09:26
    - You mean like Jeremiah Wright? Obama hung out with him for 20 years. by Lee 2011-07-15 14:41:10

In the blink of an eye. by Lee July 13, 2011 3:29 pm

Y'know, when you look to the future, it's always so slow. When you look to the past, it's always ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-23 23:04:55

I'm having problems putting links into posts. by Lee July 13, 2011 3:36 pm

Never mind, I figured it out. by Lee 2011-07-13 15:42:58

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