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"If you beat your head against the wall, it is your head that breaks, not the wall." by BuckGalaxy December 2, 2012 3:16 pm
  • ROUTED REPUBS RESPOND REALISTICALLY by ER 2012-12-02 19:32:58
    • For some time now they have been bingeing on everything from climate change denial to creationism. But in the last ... by ER 2012-12-02 18:09:58
      • And you? You've gone completely off the deep end. by TB 2012-12-02 18:19:30
        • Sure, Tom. Anything you say. by ER 2012-12-02 19:10:37
      • "Saying no to everything isn't going to work now the nation's said yes to Obama." by TB 2012-12-02 16:13:27
        • bad spin by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-03 09:36:15
          • When GWB was appointed, not elected, POTUS, these folks considered it an enormous mandate. by bowser 2012-12-03 10:35:43
            • I was going from about three different network sites. by TB 2012-12-03 10:18:36
              • You're right, Buck: My popular vote numbers were incorrect. by TB 2012-12-03 11:42:41
                • here by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-03 18:07:04
                  • Thanks! by TB 2012-12-03 19:22:03
                    • Yeah it's an impressive spreadsheet by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-03 21:14:09
          The con that has always been at the core of the G.O.P.’s political strategy by BuckGalaxy December 3, 2012 2:03 am
          • "Pushing G.O.P. to Negotiate, Obama Brings End to Giving In"--from the NYT by ER 2012-12-03 06:47:10
            • It's simple. by bowser 2012-12-03 03:28:46
              Solution for the debt limit by TB November 30, 2012 3:38 pm
              • BTW by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-01 00:02:41
                • George W. Bush tried that, tried to exempt the Executive from accountability to Congress or the courts. They were after a dictatorship, overthrowing the government. by bowser 2012-11-30 19:25:17
                  • Warrentless surveillance by TB 2012-11-30 19:48:50
                  • The election of a Republican would make the problem go away till the next time a Democrat was elected. by alcaray 2012-11-30 16:53:30
                    • Maybe. by TB 2012-11-30 17:24:30
                      • I don't get the connection with what I said. by alcaray 2012-11-30 18:04:56
                        • The implication was that it wasn't controversial until a Democrat became president. by TB 2012-11-30 19:23:18
                          • Both you and Bowser just repeated back what I said. I've made the extremists happy today. by alcaray 2012-11-30 20:04:55
                            • So what exactly were you trying to say? by TB 2012-11-30 20:06:49
                              • "The election of a Republican would make the problem go away till the next time a Democrat was elected." by alcaray 2012-11-30 21:09:01
                            • The truth is it doesn't bother you until a Democrat is president. by bowser 2012-11-30 19:27:12
                              • St Ronnie... by ER 2012-11-30 20:10:27
                                • Remarkable. by TB 2012-11-30 20:30:42
                                  • Sniff the cork. by ER 2012-11-30 20:55:01
                      • One guess is all that's needed by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-30 15:44:56
                        • Right. by TB 2012-11-30 15:53:01
                          • I couldn't say this better myself by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-30 22:00:21
                            • Watch it happen by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-30 21:49:24
                          John McCain getting more stupid by the day by BuckGalaxy November 28, 2012 2:40 pm
                          • If McCain didn't have his daddy he would never have been a POW. by bowser 2012-11-30 21:57:20
                            • This isn't about Benghazi, and its not about Rice. by ER 2012-11-28 21:33:37
                              • For the second time, what do the "talking points" in the article have to do with the video cover story? by RobVG 2012-11-28 17:13:03
                                • Notice the new red herring? (n/t) by TB 2012-11-29 08:02:34
                                  • sigh by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-29 00:15:02
                                    • by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-29 00:10:03
                                      • Nothing, of course. by TB 2012-11-28 17:20:23
                                      Interesting stuff on BBC news tonight by ER November 28, 2012 4:11 pm
                                      • Here you go by RobVG 2012-11-28 17:44:29
                                        • And a toast to the opposition... by ER 2012-11-28 18:23:12
                                          • Learned to fly in tail-draggers. by bowser 2012-11-29 01:55:44
                                            • I never knew that about you, Bowz. by ER 2012-11-29 06:59:29
                                        • Nothing like the sound of a RR Merlin, whether in a Spitfire or hydroplane. n/t by RobVG 2012-11-28 17:31:11
                                          The Drone Wars are here. by BuckGalaxy November 28, 2012 11:11 am
                                          • The 21st century AK-47 by Robert 2012-11-28 11:31:22
                                            • Small countries will be able to produce effective drones. by bowser 2012-11-29 02:03:31
                                            Cubans to get a tax cut by TB November 28, 2012 1:28 pm
                                            • Wrong. by bowser 2012-11-29 01:59:22
                                              • Taxes are not only the price we pay for civilization. by ER 2012-11-28 15:39:32
                                                5 reasons to kill the filibuster by BuckGalaxy November 28, 2012 3:44 pm
                                                • What Harry Reid used to think about the filibuster... by TB 2012-11-28 17:27:37
                                                  • Reid's previous position is well chronicled, by Reid himself by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-29 00:21:34
                                                    • I'm sure he still thinks that. But there has been new information. by alcaray 2012-11-28 20:02:37
                                                    The truth isn't scary enough to generate cash by BuckGalaxy November 27, 2012 11:24 am
                                                    • The email ride of Paul Revere by Robert 2012-11-28 11:16:52
                                                      • ... by ER 2012-11-28 13:50:52
                                                      • Very much like Fundamental Christianity. by bowser 2012-11-28 02:37:01
                                                        • Now they have the creeping peril of Islamofascism. by ER 2012-11-28 04:40:25
                                                        • The Right has come to rely on the extremists. by ER 2012-11-27 16:17:15
                                                          Elected Muslim Brotherhood leader of Egypt assumes dictatorial powers by TB November 23, 2012 12:49 pm
                                                          • Opposition uniting against Morsy by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-23 21:07:04
                                                            • R.I.P. Democracy by Robert 2012-11-23 19:41:41
                                                              • I guess we should have dictated who came to power. by alcaray 2012-11-23 17:31:40
                                                                • The United States has a vital interest in Egypt. by bowser 2012-11-23 20:19:19
                                                                  • Oh Bowz...that was painful! by Lindy 2012-11-23 23:49:31
                                                                  • We did. by TB 2012-11-23 18:49:14
                                                                    • No we did not. by alcaray 2012-11-23 20:10:21
                                                                      • Elections have consequences. Sometimes we don't like the guy who wins. by ER 2012-11-23 19:17:09
                                                                      • When can we start bombing? And where? And who? by ER 2012-11-23 17:55:29
                                                                        • I don't think we're going to mess with Egypt.. by Lindy 2012-11-23 23:54:57
                                                                          • If McCain had been President none of this would have happened. by ER 2012-11-23 18:38:58
                                                                            • OMG.....too funny by Lindy 2012-11-24 17:04:12
                                                                        • When you come down to it... by Lindy 2012-11-23 17:10:58
                                                                          A century of US military interventions by ER November 23, 2012 9:32 pm
                                                                          • Actually quite a few of those are over a century ago by FrankC 2012-11-24 00:39:25
                                                                            • In response to Robt and Frank by ER 2012-11-24 05:57:16
                                                                            • That's a pretty broad definition of "intervention" by Robert 2012-11-23 23:54:12
                                                                              • I'm not a pacifist. by ER 2012-11-24 06:23:37
                                                                                • I'm with you on that one ER... by Lindy 2012-11-24 17:01:08
                                                                              Hostess collapse a union "win." by TB November 17, 2012 12:10 pm
                                                                              • Isn't that the sort of thing Romney's company did? by bowser 2012-11-22 21:11:07
                                                                                • For God's sake, get a grip!. Compare this to Enron, WorldCom, Madoff, etc. by bowser 2012-11-21 13:41:19
                                                                                  • In case anyone's left who cares about the actual details... by TB 2012-11-20 12:53:32
                                                                                    • More by RobVG 2012-11-20 14:21:20
                                                                                      • Did you notice... by TB 2012-11-21 08:42:49
                                                                                    • Anyone notice this is a microcosm for the Federal government. n/t by RobVG 2012-11-19 21:53:45
                                                                                      • Oh, yeah. by TB 2012-11-20 10:57:31
                                                                                      • Starting to look like it was just a bargaining tactic. by alcaray 2012-11-19 19:46:03
                                                                                        • I didn't know they screamed any other way. by Robert 2012-11-19 20:40:17
                                                                                          • "Shrieks?" by TB 2012-11-19 21:11:20
                                                                                            • Oh lordy. What I was talking about... by alcaray 2012-11-20 12:04:04
                                                                                              • Thanks. by TB 2012-11-20 12:19:30
                                                                                              • Classic by Robert 2012-11-19 22:02:56
                                                                                                • Review means review. by TB 2012-11-20 10:29:14
                                                                                                  • "Ready made negative frame". Just like the way you guys portray corps and management. by RobVG 2012-11-20 00:25:42
                                                                                                    • Experience by Robert 2012-11-20 11:29:41
                                                                                                      • Well... by SDAI-Tech 2012-11-20 23:25:43
                                                                                                        • Fair enough. by RobVG 2012-11-20 13:31:35
                                                                                                          • That's why I often use the term "wannabees". by ER 2012-11-20 12:48:51
                                                                                                            • By your interesting logic... by TB 2012-11-20 13:00:49
                                                                                                          • At least once a week, and often more frequently than that, by ER 2012-11-20 05:44:54
                                                                                                            • It was a current event and continues to be headline news. by RobVG 2012-11-20 09:44:32
                                                                                                              • Please see my conditional apology, above. by alcaray 2012-11-20 12:10:44
                                                                                                                • (with the malformed html that it won't let me fix) by alcaray 2012-11-20 12:11:32
                                                                                                                  • Copy it, fix it, "move to trash" and post it again. n/t by RobVG 2012-11-20 13:37:33
                                                                                                                    • It seems to have fixed itself. by alcaray 2012-11-20 13:44:25
                                                                                                                • Shown they're wrong? by ER 2012-11-20 10:22:16
                                                                                                    • Vulture Capitalism Ate Your Twinkies by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-19 19:33:15
                                                                                                      • They're allowed to do that, Buck. by ER 2012-11-19 21:40:48
                                                                                                      • We finally killed that stooopid goose that leaves those gold eggs everywhere n/t by Ainz 2012-11-17 16:54:40
                                                                                                        • The rest of the story by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-17 16:28:30
                                                                                                          • So these managers and ceos are not owners or entrepreneurs? by ER 2012-11-17 17:52:18
                                                                                                            • They belong to a better union. by alcaray 2012-11-17 18:06:48
                                                                                                              • Now we know where the phrase "makers and takers" really comes from. by ER 2012-11-17 18:16:35
                                                                                                                • It certainly appears to look like a Bain style "harvest" by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-17 18:42:00
                                                                                                          • Teamsters thought their jobs were more important by RobVG 2012-11-17 15:27:48
                                                                                                            • Everybody thinks their job is more important. by ER 2012-11-17 20:35:41
                                                                                                            • How do you feel about the destruction of a union? by alcaray 2012-11-17 13:32:15
                                                                                                              • Let me ask you, TB. by bowser 2012-11-17 12:34:41
                                                                                                                • The products are "created" by machinery, not artisans. n/t by RobVG 2012-11-17 15:42:12
                                                                                                                  • The machinery is operated and maintained by artisans. by ER 2012-11-17 18:10:10
                                                                                                                    • And that is relevant how? by bowser 2012-11-17 17:03:31
                                                                                                                      • "Some people hate the working person"....and some people glorify them. by RobVG 2012-11-17 17:27:44
                                                                                                                        • You know better than that. by bowser 2012-11-17 19:25:46
                                                                                                                          • I can appreciate that. n/t by RobVG 2012-11-18 09:35:25
                                                                                                                            • I know its presumptious of me, by ER 2012-11-18 07:59:47
                                                                                                                              • Who's the "we" that "draws the lines?" by TB 2012-11-18 12:16:51
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