CurrentEvents « The HabitableZone

"The Six Big Takeaways From the Government Shutdown" by TB October 11, 2013 11:11 am

I agree by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-11 20:10:46
- As I have always done, I will go where my philosophy and ideas go. by TB 2013-10-12 09:38:17
  - Your views flip 180 degrees every time a different party achieves power. by alcaray 2013-10-12 14:36:16
    - No. They don't. by TB 2013-10-12 14:39:02
      - You don't see any difference between your response to conservatives expanding the money supply and liberals doing it? by alcaray 2013-10-12 19:32:07
      - There! You just did it again. by ER 2013-10-12 15:20:37
Republicans vowed to paralyze Obama's political efforts, and they have. by bowser 2013-10-11 19:06:06
Superfluous tripe. Who gives a shit how it will affect politicians. n/t by RobVG 2013-10-11 18:06:37
- I don't get your response. What tripe do you refer to? by alcaray 2013-10-11 21:23:26
  - The article is like oatmeal in meatloaf. n/t by RobVG 2013-10-12 12:37:58
    - Ah so you did read it. by alcaray 2013-10-12 14:33:57
- Politicians give a shit. by Robert 2013-10-11 18:20:53
Good piece. Are you heartened? by alcaray 2013-10-11 12:41:01
My big takeaway: by ER 2013-10-11 11:56:53
Seems to have been written before yesterdays' release of the NBC/WSJ poll by Robert 2013-10-11 11:34:07
- The Famous Poll... by TB 2013-10-11 12:01:55
  - Oh goody! Unskewing is back! by alcaray 2013-10-11 12:42:16
  - Perhaps you can see now, by ER 2013-10-11 12:29:18
    - Maybe so. by TB 2013-10-11 13:24:10
      - Maybe so, by ER 2013-10-11 14:18:03
        
        "Insulting, arrogant, petulant and patronizing." by TB 2013-10-11 14:24:51
        
        Tom, you blindsided me almost on one of my earliest poists when I came here. by ER 2013-10-11 14:31:25
        
        Okay, now it's getting creepy. by TB 2013-10-11 15:06:09

Smallest government spender since Ike? Obama. (Forbes) by bowser October 12, 2013 8:58 am

The numbers: by TB 2013-10-12 09:43:10

What the Constitution says... by BuckGalaxy October 11, 2013 8:33 pm

Deathwatch for the GOP by BuckGalaxy October 11, 2013 8:43 pm

Another poll that made news by TB October 11, 2013 2:21 pm

Your poll is from September. Have you checked the more recent ones? Obamacare is up. The GOP is down. by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-11 19:57:55

The inevitable GOP-Tea Party spilt is just around the corner by BuckGalaxy October 10, 2013 7:46 pm

Bookmark this. It will happen before the midterms. by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-10 21:11:54
- Maybe so. by TB 2013-10-10 22:14:54
  - Its quite simple, really. by ER 2013-10-11 05:42:30
  - Miss the the entire point of this thread. by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-10 23:13:13
  - Damn that Obama and his eleven-dimensional chess! by Robert 2013-10-10 22:40:39
Democrats don't have that problem, do they? by TB 2013-10-10 20:38:06
- What comes next by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-10 21:01:30
  - Consider this by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-10 21:25:57
  - The only good Republican... by TB 2013-10-10 21:21:23
    - "Republicans in that same ideological category" (as Reagan) by Robert 2013-10-10 21:33:22
    - I know you hate it when I remind you of this... by ER 2013-10-10 21:32:59
    - Cut the bullshit. Reagan was willing to compromise. Today's GOP is not.. The sooner they shed the Tea Party the better for them and the country. by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-10 21:30:19
- The poor little lemmings. by bowser 2013-10-10 20:59:01
- What? by Robert 2013-10-10 20:55:44
  - No, it isn't. It's not even an analogy. by TB 2013-10-10 21:09:01
Actually a traditional Republican party would look good right now by Tony 2013-10-10 20:36:05
- And what would "traditional" Republicans actually DO in Congress? by TB 2013-10-10 20:48:31
  - I gave you 3 off the top of my head, below. Have I "got something"? by alcaray 2013-10-11 01:47:13
  - The fact you have to ask that question is so sad. by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-10 21:32:19
  - Like in the good old days when legislation came from committees made of both parties. by alcaray 2013-10-10 21:11:41
  - Behind those questions... by Robert 2013-10-10 21:08:36
  - Yeah, Tom. Your boys are so abused. by ER 2013-10-10 21:05:30
  - Let's start with accepting the democratic process and re-learning how to compromising? by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-10 21:05:23
    - That statement just circles around to where I started. by TB 2013-10-10 21:33:48
      - And that's because... by BuckGalaxy 2013-10-10 21:51:06
Hoist on a myriad petards by Robert 2013-10-10 20:17:01
The enemy of my enemy... by ER 2013-10-10 19:54:28

Something to think about over the next few days of budget kabuki by TB September 30, 2013 10:12 am

Any thoughts on the market jump after the "shut down"? by FrankC 2013-10-01 11:20:55
- Buy (or in this case, sell) on the rumor; sell (or in this case buy) on the news. by alcaray 2013-10-01 15:39:52
- The stock market has been nuts for quite a while now. by TB 2013-10-01 12:19:33
Kabuki! I wonder how you would have termed it had it been Democrats vs. Bush. by alcaray 2013-09-30 15:52:13
revenues are high, and discretionary spending is down, by your links. by ER 2013-09-30 11:03:04
- Hardly that simple by SteveS 2013-09-30 12:15:05
  - " last time the Senate produced a budget " - March 12th, 2013 by Tony 2013-10-01 12:21:15
    - The narrative is still proverbial by SteveS 2013-10-03 06:20:54
  - What majority? The GOP lost two elections and only hold the House. by ER 2013-09-30 12:25:15
    - Never said the GOP had the majority by SteveS 2013-09-30 12:45:19
      - If what you want is spending cuts... by ER 2013-09-30 13:41:47
        
        Please list the spending cuts Obama is willing to negotiate on. by TB 2013-09-30 13:59:49
        
        You don't negotiate with terrorists. by ER 2013-09-30 14:20:19
        
        Then why is Obama trying to negotiate with the president of Iran? by SteveS 2013-09-30 15:54:10
        
        Obama never alienated me, by ER 2013-09-30 17:41:55
        
        There aren't any, are there? Never have been. by TB 2013-09-30 15:12:19
        
        That is Democratic policy. by ER 2013-09-30 17:44:28
        
        "We won, so shut up." by TB 2013-09-30 19:35:31
        
        Bush LOST the popular vote in 2000 by ER 2013-09-30 19:53:05
        
        "Graciously conceding." Is that how you remember it? by TB 2013-09-30 20:02:03
        
        "It's (near) midnight on the East Coast... by ER 2013-09-30 20:07:50
        
        Eastern Zone weenies. by TB 2013-09-30 20:13:52
- The GOP is attempting to slow down or stop another massive entitlement. by TB 2013-09-30 12:02:14
  - The GOP is attempting to stay relevant. by ER 2013-09-30 12:18:47
    - Great. You've got yours. by TB 2013-09-30 12:32:59
      - You need to take responsibility for your decisions. by ER 2013-09-30 13:38:13

Syria to give up the chems? by FrankC September 10, 2013 1:24 pm

Long ago . . . by DanS 2013-10-01 11:58:39
Assad is in survival mode. He'll give up the chems. by BuckGalaxy 2013-09-10 22:43:23
- Unfortunately, it doesn't matter. by ER 2013-09-11 11:04:30
They're stalling. by ER 2013-09-10 14:32:39
- Well, I don't know... by FrankC 2013-09-10 16:05:00
  - I'm starting to lean that way myself. I'm tired of getting blamed no matter WHAT we do. by ER 2013-09-10 16:08:45
- Why should they? by bowser 2013-09-10 14:35:51
  - Syria attacked Israel without provocation. by ER 2013-09-10 16:07:29
    - Best to check before being so sure. by bowser 2013-09-11 18:10:46
      - Dahm juice, but seriously by FrankC 2013-09-12 18:29:32
      - But truly - - - by bowser 2013-09-11 18:15:27

Will Rogers wrote back in 1926... by Jody October 1, 2013 7:29 am

From a Facebook status of a friend. by Jody September 28, 2013 10:35 am

Are teachers really lobbying to become highly-compensated professionals? I have not detected this. by alcaray 2013-09-29 11:31:12
- No, but teachers do pose other threats to those who fear them. by ER 2013-09-29 12:31:00
  - I think you left out the most important failing of teachers: by alcaray 2013-09-29 15:11:30
    - Same with Police Officers . . . by DanS 2013-09-30 07:04:03
      - I agree and I apologize. by alcaray 2013-09-30 09:53:56
        
        There are no such people. by TB 2013-09-30 10:16:31
        
        You weren't in California for the prop 13 hysteria? by alcaray 2013-09-30 10:27:43
        
        Sorry... by TB 2013-09-30 10:39:42
        
        If you are claiming to quote me, then actually quote me. by alcaray 2013-09-30 12:59:18
        
        All right. by TB 2013-09-30 13:03:31
        
        You yourself have favored the sentiment... by alcaray 2013-09-30 15:57:46
      - Academic freedom by ER 2013-09-30 08:12:55
        
        Interesting. by TB 2013-09-30 10:20:14
        
        "local control" by ER 2013-09-30 10:51:59
        
        Go back and read your "academic freedom" comment again. by TB 2013-09-30 12:10:51
        
        Why? You aren't paying attention. by ER 2013-09-30 12:36:39
        
        Heh. Read THAT one back to yourself. by TB 2013-09-30 12:45:57
        
        Teachers should decide. by ER 2013-09-30 14:28:59
        
        Decide what? by TB 2013-09-30 14:59:19
        
        I don't give a fig what the state wants. by ER 2013-09-30 15:17:44
        
        You want to revise your definition of academic freedom then? by TB 2013-09-30 15:26:50
        
        Academic Freedom... by ER 2013-09-30 16:20:53
        
        Heh. by TB 2013-09-30 20:05:16
        
        True all 'round . . . by DanS 2013-09-30 08:36:44
See...it is all about definition by Jody 2013-09-28 18:34:35
Probably better on off-topic or flame. n/t by RobVG 2013-09-28 14:54:43
- Rob...I debated that actually. by Jody 2013-09-28 15:09:43
  - No big deal. by RobVG 2013-09-28 15:19:46
    - CE is okay. by TB 2013-09-28 15:37:59
Your friend is either smart or lucky she chose a well-paying and interesting job. by ER 2013-09-28 11:01:57
- He is a science fiction author who sells real estate in NYC. (*just moved there two months ago*) by Jody 2013-09-28 11:13:06
  - He sold any books? by TB 2013-09-28 13:33:20
    - His name is Joesph Paul Haines. I have tried to get him over here. by Jody 2013-09-28 18:33:11
      - Here ya go... by TB 2013-09-28 19:06:54
        
        Thanks Tom! by Jody 2013-09-28 19:13:27
  - "Real estate novelist" by ER 2013-09-28 13:29:06

The effectiveness of drone strikes by TB September 27, 2013 10:37 am

Pretty sure that waa Schwartzkoff in Desert Storm . . . by DanS 2013-09-30 04:20:34
I know you both claim to be uninterested in information from outside yourselves, but there are people who can learn from others. by bowser 2013-09-27 22:26:23
- "Both?" by TB 2013-09-28 12:32:34
- No documentary or report can tell you what's right. by ER 2013-09-28 05:05:27
  - Of course. A "documentary" should be information. by bowser 2013-09-28 10:25:05
For the record, I support them. by ER 2013-09-27 11:45:50
Almost ideal. Two problems. by bowser 2013-09-27 11:02:36

The day we almost lost Goldsboro by TB September 21, 2013 10:02 am

Does: "one simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe"... by alcaray 2013-09-21 14:00:12
- I'm wondering if there could have been a back door to the described situation. by bowser 2013-09-25 17:51:27
  - Maybe, but if they were that poorly designed, wouldn't there have been a lot of accidents? by alcaray 2013-09-26 01:02:11
    - Well, if there are 4 independent switches. by bowser 2013-09-26 23:36:09
      - Not so. by alcaray 2013-09-27 09:29:53
        
        My handgun is a poor example. by bowser 2013-09-27 10:48:31
        
        a device is a device by alcaray 2013-09-27 14:26:42
        
        One last attempt. by bowser 2013-09-27 20:05:37
I find this hard to believe. by ER 2013-09-21 13:00:30
- Yeah, me too, when I look at it. by TB 2013-09-21 13:15:21

Page 243 of 344«1...241 242243244 245...344 »

Recent posts

The Control Panel