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Republican David Frum describes Dems first attack ad against Ryan by BuckGalaxy August 11, 2012 10:11 pm

From a purely tactical standpoint, by ER 2012-08-12 04:19:10
- A le Carre quote? by alcaray 2012-08-12 10:57:31
  - Yes, but its a paraphrase, from memory. by ER 2012-08-12 11:34:30
    - His prose is very dense. I could not remember a quote to save my life. by alcaray 2012-08-12 14:13:12
      - Google "George Smiley", quotes. by ER 2012-08-12 14:47:06
        
        Haven't seen the recent film, but I agree on the Alec Guinness projects. by alcaray 2012-08-12 19:11:38

The heat must be getting to the Mittster. by ER August 10, 2012 9:37 pm

Not saying it was the reason... by alcaray 2012-08-12 14:16:03
- It's not so much who he picked, by ER 2012-08-12 15:03:13
  - I addressed why he might have picked now. You get a bump when you announce. by alcaray 2012-08-12 19:05:30
Very strange, indeed. by bowser 2012-08-11 12:25:58
And why now? by ER 2012-08-11 06:14:15
- My theory by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-11 11:43:25
comment withdrawn by podrock 2012-08-10 22:05:49

Culture of Fraud in the Romney Campaign by BuckGalaxy August 11, 2012 12:09 pm

Romney sure does lie a lot doesn't he? by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-11 12:15:07
- test by alcaray 2012-08-11 19:04:33
  - I fixed your link; it's a must watch. by podrock 2012-08-11 21:56:56
  - I am defeated. by alcaray 2012-08-11 19:06:08
- "He’s snipped out sentences from an Obama speech and spliced the two halves back together so nobody could tell what he did." by alcaray 2012-08-11 18:47:45
  - Where's the link? by ER 2012-08-11 18:49:26
    - I'm struggling with the link. by alcaray 2012-08-11 18:53:42
      - I finally found it.--The Jon Stewart deconstruction. by ER 2012-08-11 19:01:54
        
        I remember now! by ER 2012-08-11 19:13:02
- I once made the case to a conservative... by ER 2012-08-11 13:00:15

Jon Huntsman Sr. calls for Romney to release his taxes by BuckGalaxy August 10, 2012 1:10 pm

I am not smart enough to even begin to understand what Romney thinks he is doing...but damn it....if he wants ... by Jody 2012-08-10 17:38:17
- However....The two tax returns Romney has released show that he has paid, in two years, something like six million in ... by Jody 2012-08-10 22:31:16
  - He has only released the returns that show no embarassing information. by ER 2012-08-11 04:58:32
- Check out the post thread below I titled "Seriously, here is why Mitt Romney MUST come clean on his taxes..." by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-10 20:36:13
  - comment withdrawn by Jody 2012-08-10 22:26:39
When this first started, there were several Republicans who recommended that he disclose his taxes. by alcaray 2012-08-10 13:44:58
- I am curious why ER and TB think this thread is about Reid, though. n/t by alcaray 2012-08-10 15:16:56
  - Its not about Reid. by ER 2012-08-10 17:07:03
- The story is over. by ER 2012-08-10 14:43:25
  - Far from it by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-10 17:24:55
  - All of us can think of several examples in our own lifetimes where very few votes meant major changes. by TB 2012-08-10 16:19:18
    - Yeah, you guys are experts at that... by ER 2012-08-10 16:51:05
      - Yeah. by TB 2012-08-10 17:21:56
        
        You're not even bothering to deny it, are you? by ER 2012-08-10 17:44:27
- Actually... by TB 2012-08-10 14:38:51
  - Well it's certainly not a load of crap that modern presidents disclose their income taxes. by alcaray 2012-08-10 15:15:45
    - McCain released only two years of returns, just like Romney. by TB 2012-08-10 16:17:24
      - "Reid is lying" by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-10 17:53:04
      - I can see you're really upset about this, TB. by ER 2012-08-10 16:36:53
        
        Heh. by TB 2012-08-10 16:47:16
        
        Just curious... Did anyone on this thread click on my link? by TB 2012-08-10 16:51:07
        
        yes and I responded to it. by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-10 20:37:05
        
        It seemed to have to do with Reid, so I disregarded it. Is it germain, after all? by alcaray 2012-08-10 16:55:19
        
        That's what I thought. by TB 2012-08-10 17:24:21
        
        You did not answer the question. Was it a germain link? If it was I will go and study the thing and apologize. by alcaray 2012-08-10 18:26:28
      - Not about Reid. And Romney has not released 2 years yet. One is mysteriously amended, till he discloses the new version. by alcaray 2012-08-10 16:34:09

Caption Contest by podrock August 8, 2012 11:00 pm

"Haha I'm so far above the rest of you little people!" by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-10 13:08:02
"POP" Goes the weasel! by Jody 2012-08-09 10:42:51
OMG! Too funny!!! I gotta think about this one. by Jody 2012-08-09 08:39:42
The Republican Platform by podrock 2012-08-09 06:57:25
"If you don't shut up about Romneycare, we will remove your base," n/t by alcaray 2012-08-09 00:44:26
Romney practicing standing on the Republican platform. by bowser 2012-08-08 23:21:19

Next time you order from Amazon... by Jody August 9, 2012 10:44 am

Wow! Christmas in August :^) by FrankC 2012-08-09 11:41:08
- FRANK!!!!!!! ;) by Jody 2012-08-09 11:57:39

The Democrats' Duty: Bring the GOP Back from Crazy by BuckGalaxy August 6, 2012 7:32 pm

I left out the last paragraph which explains his point by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-08 00:29:17
- Well, the Democrats better hurry up. by ER 2012-08-08 06:04:28
I'm afraid this is all going to just have to work itself out. by ER 2012-08-06 21:29:28
- from "The Second Coming" by ER 2012-08-06 21:44:37
Yea, good luck with that. n/t by alcaray 2012-08-06 20:43:43
Can't do it, Buck. by bowser 2012-08-06 20:40:50

Seriously, here is why Mitt Romney MUST come clean on his taxes... by BuckGalaxy August 8, 2012 12:43 am

As long as Mr Romney has not broken any laws, he is entitled to his millions. If the tax ... by ER 2012-08-08 06:03:26

Another shooting( Wisconsin)...seven dead. by Jody August 5, 2012 7:58 pm

I guess its only a matter of time before the Liberals make it into a political thing. by ER 2012-08-05 20:05:39
- Let's not have a rush to judgment. by bowser 2012-08-06 20:36:02
- Hammers don't drive nails, carpenters drive nails. Remember that. by bowser 2012-08-06 14:41:48
  - Earthquakes don't kill people. Falling masonry kills people. by ER 2012-08-06 17:11:05
    - Holding someone underwater doesn't kill people. Lack of oxygen kills people. by bowser 2012-08-06 20:22:45
- I had a thought. by bowser 2012-08-06 08:56:42
- Sorry ER...I don't understand. by Jody 2012-08-05 20:27:10
  - I was just being a jerk. by ER 2012-08-05 20:48:23
    - Can't have that. by Robert 2012-08-05 22:06:53
      - Functional ambiguity by ER 2012-08-06 14:35:17
      - Yep, a Neo-nazi by FrankC 2012-08-06 10:53:26
        
        They have been tracking this cretin for 10 years! by FrankC 2012-08-06 11:10:17

The July figures are in, by ER August 6, 2012 2:50 pm

Electoral Landslide? by BuckGalaxy August 5, 2012 12:19 am

Obama may win, by ER 2012-08-05 06:54:28
- Disconnect from reality. by Lee 2012-08-05 12:54:26
  - Maybe the reason I can't "see the truth" is that I'm not white. n/t by ER 2012-08-05 13:10:45
  - The vast majority of illiterate people are emmigrants. by alcaray 2012-08-05 13:10:34
    - Is that "illiterate" or "illiterate in English?" Not necessarily equivalent. by TB 2012-08-05 17:39:41
      - People who cannot process Roman letters. n/t by alcaray 2012-08-06 00:59:15
- Could it be better for Obama to lose this time? by FrankC 2012-08-05 11:04:36
  - You might have a point. by ER 2012-08-05 13:55:31
    - Interesting. by TB 2012-08-05 18:10:50
      - Not just interesting, its obvious. by ER 2012-08-05 19:18:56
        
        Say it as slowly as you like. by TB 2012-08-05 21:16:15
        
        Sisyphus Shrugged by ER 2012-08-05 21:51:24
        
        Answer: by TB 2012-08-05 23:12:13
        
        Long term unemployment is stressful, and it is destructive. by ER 2012-08-06 05:12:59
There's a lot of Republican Citizen's United money to be spent between now and the election. by alcaray 2012-08-05 02:34:03
- Plus fed money that can't be spent until after the convention. by FrankC 2012-08-05 11:08:24

The Great Utah box canyon bushwack. by ER August 3, 2012 7:19 am

Entertaining. by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-03 23:58:00
- You've made some good points below, some which I hadn't thought of. by ER 2012-08-04 05:11:29
Careful with the theories. by TB 2012-08-03 09:02:17
- "And ask yourself this: If there’s nothing damaging in his returns, Romney could now, in one stroke, annihilate Harry Reid’s reputation in Washington. So why hasn’t he released them?" by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-04 00:10:27
- Sigh. Gee I wish there was something Romney could do to end this entire issue??? by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-03 23:57:08
  - Sure there is. by TB 2012-08-04 08:29:59
    - So a presidential candidate doesn't have to be as transparent as a cabinet appointee? by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-04 11:40:17
      - Nope. by TB 2012-08-04 12:15:39
        
        "If he was so good at ducking taxes, why did he stop?" by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-04 18:29:40
        
        Or was audited; and settled? by podrock 2012-08-04 19:12:27
        
        And once more... by TB 2012-08-04 12:21:35
        
        Maybe they should? by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-04 18:31:14
    - Move along, citizen, move along Nothing here to see... by ER 2012-08-04 09:16:29
      - Exactly. by TB 2012-08-04 09:29:07
        
        But its OK to demand to see Obama's Harvard grades brought into question? by ER 2012-08-04 10:17:26
  - And... by BuckGalaxy 2012-08-04 01:27:36
- Meanwhile... by TB 2012-08-03 09:18:48
  - You do get so ANGRY. by ER 2012-08-03 09:42:56
    - Angry? by TB 2012-08-03 09:56:09
      - Yes. Angry. by ER 2012-08-03 10:19:33
        
        I like your use of the word pander... by FrankC 2012-08-03 11:01:30
        
        Well said Frank!!!! by Jody 2012-08-03 12:57:52
        
        I find very little to disagree with your assessment. by ER 2012-08-03 11:31:21
        
        Definitions: by TB 2012-08-03 10:31:19
        
        Reframing again? by ER 2012-08-03 11:10:29
        
        Again... by TB 2012-08-03 12:04:02
        
        Who's the hypocrite now? by ER 2012-08-03 12:41:30
        
        "NO ONE thinks taxes should be higher, or government bigger." by TB 2012-08-03 14:22:38
        
        I've already covered that. by ER 2012-08-03 14:56:41
        
        As big as necessary? by TB 2012-08-03 15:47:54
        
        I see now... by ER 2012-08-03 13:25:28
        
        I edited that post to make it clearer. by TB 2012-08-03 13:31:08

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