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Lance Armstrong, team, coaches accused of doping. by bowser June 13, 2012 11:09 pm

China builds special factory, has skilled workers the US can't match. For US job. by bowser June 5, 2012 12:27 am

Bethlehem Steel "13-week vacations for senior workers and United Nations Day, Oct. 24, as a paid holiday." by RobVG 2012-06-05 07:21:14
- The rest of the story by Robert 2012-06-05 11:16:55
  - Out of context? Pretty much stands alone in my opinion. n/t by RobVG 2012-06-05 21:15:23
    - Well, that's kinda the definition of "out of context", isn't it? n/t by Robert 2012-06-05 21:58:16
      - I'm still stuck on this. by RobVG 2012-06-10 07:54:21
        
        Really? by Robert 2012-06-10 13:09:30
        
        Just a fly in the ointment then. n/t by RobVG 2012-06-11 08:12:16
        
        PS. It was in the context of US steel competing with Chinese labor. n/t by RobVG 2012-06-11 08:22:50
        
        Nested context by Robert 2012-06-11 09:07:27
      - I would say something taken out of context loses definition. Not the case here. n/t by RobVG 2012-06-06 07:39:27
  - There's a lot more article beyond that point. by TB 2012-06-05 13:57:15
    - Yes there is, but how is it relevant? by Robert 2012-06-05 15:31:06
      - I wasn't "defending" anything. by TB 2012-06-05 15:54:32
        
        BS. Your euphemisms are the Emperor's clothes. by bowser 2012-06-05 18:14:48
  - And another part. The US doesn't have anyone that could do it. by bowser 2012-06-05 12:15:21
    - Why is that? by Robert 2012-06-05 15:37:25
      - The good news is that people are building smaller and better versions of the Saturn V. by TB 2012-06-05 16:26:52
"Bay Area leaders mandated the new bridge be “iconic” in its design. " by RobVG 2012-06-05 07:03:47
- The traditional role of governments is to build monuments. by bowser 2012-06-05 12:10:54

An interesting situation by bowser June 7, 2012 9:39 pm

When was the last time a Mexican crossed the boarder and planted an IED? by RobVG 2012-06-07 21:45:13
- Oh, THAT Mexican. by bowser 2012-06-08 18:16:22
- Help me understand how that relates. by bowser 2012-06-07 23:05:36
  - I fuddled that one. by RobVG 2012-06-08 19:19:39
    - No, you didn't fuddle it. I got your point. by TB 2012-06-09 12:12:52
      - Both - And by bowser 2012-06-09 12:53:25

Watching Wisconsin by TB June 5, 2012 9:56 pm

Big win for Citzens United. by BuckGalaxy 2012-06-06 08:30:48
- But Buck, thanks to John Roberts, we have the best democracy money can buy. by Robert 2012-06-06 11:13:58
  - Yep. That was it. Go back to sleep. by TB 2012-06-06 12:35:35
    - We've achieved Free-Market Democracy® by Robert 2012-06-06 19:14:48
      - Obama outspent McCain in 2008 by two to one and won by the exact margin Walker did. by TB 2012-06-06 19:39:49
        
        And how does that compare to 4 to 1? by bowser 2012-06-06 21:54:19
  - And still it was close. But the oligarchy is here. by bowser 2012-06-06 12:06:01
- Cheer up. The Democrat pulled ahead last night in the District 21 Senate recall. by TB 2012-06-06 09:03:27
The four Republican senators also won their recalls. Most by very large margins. by TB 2012-06-05 23:10:41
You should love that one. by bowser 2012-06-05 22:20:18

Entitlements are affordable by BuckGalaxy June 6, 2012 3:26 pm

Jared is blowing smoke. by TB 2012-06-06 16:10:01

US advocates nuclear standoff over Afghanistan by bowser June 5, 2012 11:40 pm

Anybody else having as much fun watching Bill Clinton as I am? (n/t) by TB June 5, 2012 5:14 pm

NYC to ban large sodas. by RobVG May 31, 2012 8:42 am

The thing about your theory by Robert 2012-06-04 12:47:56
So it's another big-business plot! by bowser 2012-05-31 12:52:07
- That's my guess. Unless it's just plain idiocy. n/t by RobVG 2012-05-31 17:42:43
  - Sorry. It's idiocy. by TB 2012-06-02 21:05:43
  - I read someplace - - - by bowser 2012-06-02 09:30:17

Raising the Costa Concordia by TB June 3, 2012 3:01 pm

Obama "ordered Stuxnet attacks", claims NYT by Vitruvius June 2, 2012 4:16 pm

Chart of the Day by TB June 1, 2012 9:44 pm

Gee whiz. by bowser 2012-06-02 09:01:39
- Gee, I thought this chart would be good news. by TB 2012-06-02 09:28:00
A little added perspective by TB 2012-06-01 22:16:26

Latest poll on conservatism and liberalism by TB May 30, 2012 9:48 am

What Conservatives say always sounds good. Everyone agrees. What they do is exactly the opposite. by bowser 2012-05-30 15:58:53
- Where the heck do you get a "trillion"? by RobVG 2012-05-30 17:40:26
  - Here's a pretty good reference. by bowser 2012-05-31 12:50:22
    - You may be right. by RobVG 2012-05-31 18:32:56
  - Tax cuts. The facts. by TB 2012-05-30 18:04:20
    - Tax cuts. In wartime. First ever. Talk about fiscal irresponsibility. by bowser 2012-05-31 07:03:18
      - When did the Vietnam War start? (n/t) by TB 2012-05-31 11:15:56
        
        When did Paris Hilton lose her virginity? by bowser 2012-05-31 12:51:10
        
        lol n/t by RobVG 2012-05-31 18:35:54
        
        It's pertinent. You got an answer? by TB 2012-05-31 13:05:02
        
        It may be pertinent to you, it's irrelevant to the issue. by bowser 2012-05-31 17:07:21
        
        Sigh. The Kennedy tax cut was finally enacted in 1964 by LBJ. First ever. by TB 2012-05-31 21:34:18
        
        The whole story? "In 1968 a 10% surtax was added to pay for the war". by bowser 2012-05-31 23:29:06
        
        I give you hard numbers, and you give me Bartlett? by TB 2012-06-01 10:32:07
        
        The issue is simple. I'm right, you're wrong. You're crazymaking again. by bowser 2012-06-01 13:22:06
        
        I need to know where you're coming from on this. by TB 2012-06-01 14:16:19
    - There's different ways to interpret those numbers. But tell me, regardless of the of the economy, does a tax cut increase or decrease the deficit? n/t by RobVG 2012-05-30 19:03:19
      - I don't know. by TB 2012-05-30 20:18:58
The graph nicely illustrates the radicalization of the right by Robert 2012-05-30 13:21:48
- 9/11 happened at the end of 2001. by TB 2012-05-30 17:39:51
- Boy are you in denial. by RobVG 2012-05-30 17:27:37
  - You can do better than that. by Robert 2012-05-31 11:09:19
    - Liberals are flatliners. by RobVG 2012-05-31 17:51:57
  - They have to be. by TB 2012-05-30 18:24:24
    - You can't. n/t by Robert 2012-05-31 11:09:33
      - Denial by TB 2012-05-31 11:30:39
        
        deja vu by Robert 2012-05-31 12:19:16
Do you have a link to the poll questions? n/t by RobVG 2012-05-30 10:07:20
- There's a link at the bottom, but only to question 5 and 6: by TB 2012-05-30 10:17:45

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