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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
                                                                      Texas Workforce Press Release. by Jody November 20, 2012 9:25 pm
                                                                      • an embarasking coinsidensk by ER 2012-11-21 08:08:36
                                                                        • Wouldn't a flag with 7 rows of 7 stars be more attractive, harmonious? by bowser 2012-11-21 00:34:50
                                                                          • If Texas successfully secedes... by ER 2012-11-21 08:22:37
                                                                            • Well shucks...*spit* by Jody 2012-11-21 07:34:41
                                                                            Digital privacy setback? by TB November 20, 2012 1:10 pm
                                                                            • We need a bill of online rights. by alcaray 2012-11-20 15:47:23
                                                                              Hey, mister, want to buy some Twinkies? by TB November 20, 2012 3:06 pm
                                                                                Official: Changes to Benghazi talking points made by intel community by BuckGalaxy November 20, 2012 11:49 am
                                                                                • What do these 'changes' have to do with the protest cover story? Seriously. by RobVG 2012-11-20 14:35:50
                                                                                  • The whole "video" issue has been wiped from the narrative. by TB 2012-11-20 14:52:28
                                                                                  • Where is the birth certificate? The college transcripts? by ER 2012-11-20 12:46:30
                                                                                    Sen. McCain calls for Bill Clinton to lead Israel-Palestinian talks by RobVG November 18, 2012 2:06 pm
                                                                                    • Honestly, who cares what McCain thinks? by BuckGalaxy 2012-11-19 15:12:25
                                                                                      • I thought McCain was paying him a complement. by RobVG 2012-11-19 17:43:10
                                                                                        • Why McCain thinks he matters. by ER 2012-11-19 16:22:06
                                                                                        • WAR IS HELL no matter what side you are on. by johannes 2012-11-18 18:00:57
                                                                                          • Other suggestions McCain has for Clinton. by bowser 2012-11-18 15:57:07
                                                                                            • What is it about Bill? by ER 2012-11-18 14:44:56
                                                                                              • Yeah. "Crazed." by TB 2012-11-18 14:55:19
                                                                                              • Last time Clinton made a Mideast deal, Arafat kneecapped him. by TB 2012-11-18 14:38:52
                                                                                                • That "deal" was fatally flawed. by bowser 2012-11-18 15:31:39
                                                                                                The Nerds of November by TB November 17, 2012 9:33 am
                                                                                                • I used to do this sort of thing a lot. by alcaray 2012-11-17 15:10:00
                                                                                                  • Romney had a non-traditional platform, whereas Obama was more conventional. by bowser 2012-11-17 12:07:12
                                                                                                    Never Forget! by Jody November 16, 2012 5:31 pm
                                                                                                    • Serving suggestions by ER 2012-11-17 12:09:25
                                                                                                      • To quote my late mother in law..." I could eat shit if it was fried right....and cold cream potatoes. ;) by Jody 2012-11-17 13:48:26
                                                                                                      • Gawd...who eats those things? by Lindy 2012-11-17 01:37:17
                                                                                                        • They are ok. Better than their chocolate covered things. by alcaray 2012-11-17 15:05:40
                                                                                                          • Heh...personally, I don't like them even a little bit. Everyone on Facebook was making a big deal out of it ... by Jody 2012-11-17 07:53:41
                                                                                                          • They'll be back. by TB 2012-11-16 18:08:21
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