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Where our stuff comes from by podrock May 15, 2012 7:13 pm

Only slightly tangential. by bowser 2012-05-15 20:26:47
Wish you could tell your coal-mining grandfather about the awfulness of jobs like this. by TB 2012-05-15 20:17:39
- (I posted the two posts as a tandem, on purpose.) by podrock 2012-05-15 20:28:47
- Similar and different. by podrock 2012-05-15 20:23:22
It's the future of labor. by ER 2012-05-15 19:44:41

The Ten Thousand Commandments by TB May 15, 2012 7:17 am

Moved from "Why we regulate" by ER 2012-05-15 08:22:18
- All right. by TB 2012-05-15 09:25:57
  - How cleverly you twist the words...Now eat them. by ER 2012-05-15 09:50:58
    - My grandfather could be in that picture. by podrock 2012-05-15 18:47:12
      - Good for you Pod. by ER 2012-05-15 20:18:59
    - That's it? by TB 2012-05-15 10:50:28
      - Conservatism did not come from the Tea Party. by ER 2012-05-15 11:49:21
And the reason is that the first 10 are ignored. Look at what happens without regulation. by bowser 2012-05-15 07:37:50

Why we regulate by BuckGalaxy May 14, 2012 2:02 pm

A comparison: by TB 2012-05-14 18:06:43
- The human factor. by bowser 2012-05-15 00:06:03
- Do you think American society is "slightly" more complex than the NFL? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-14 19:21:17
  - Yeah, I read the link. I've been reading a lot of what Krugman has written lately. by TB 2012-05-14 19:57:34
    - The religion is on your side by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-14 21:38:28
      - "Pass more laws." How unexpected. by TB 2012-05-15 07:32:03
        
        A little history lesson by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 10:23:49
        
        Where do you people keep getting the word "unregulated?" by TB 2012-05-15 10:29:29
        
        Perhaps I misunderstood you by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 10:32:24
        
        There is a huge difference between "no more laws" and "no laws." by TB 2012-05-15 10:46:43
        
        Can you EVER step outside your ideology and look at the facts? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 10:58:44
        
        How many were repealed? by TB 2012-05-15 11:15:42
        
        What was repealed covered a broad range of risky investments by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 16:06:28
        
        So go for it. by TB 2012-05-15 17:03:01
        
        How shallow is that? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 18:32:33
        
        Further by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 18:52:26
        
        Meanwhile... by TB 2012-05-15 17:04:56
        
        Nice dick tuck. by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 18:32:55
      - It's not religion, its business. by ER 2012-05-15 05:50:10

Obama Restarts Culture Wars on Offense by ER May 14, 2012 7:14 am

Do you know what "cocooning" is? by TB 2012-05-14 08:56:25
- I never knew what 'cocooning' was until I started reading your posts. by ER 2012-05-14 09:10:16
  - Q.E.D. by TB 2012-05-14 09:21:15
    - "Q.E.D.", "Heh" and "Nice Try" means TB's run out of anything meaningful to say. by ER 2012-05-14 09:33:41
      - Look, by TB 2012-05-14 11:37:25
        
        In the absence of proper government, the strong will simply take from the weak. by ER 2012-05-14 11:51:41
        
        Key word there is "proper" isn't it? by TB 2012-05-14 12:03:45
        
        Refuse? by ER 2012-05-14 13:01:53
Test n/t by RobVG 2012-05-14 08:27:48

Rare-earth mining rises again by TB May 13, 2012 8:52 pm

Its a good reminder... by podrock 2012-05-13 21:24:34
- When we stopped making everything from wood and thatch, our toys have always come from holes in the ground. by TB 2012-05-14 08:58:38
  - Once again we are the agents of entropy. by ER 2012-05-14 09:54:50

Who I side with... by Jody May 12, 2012 7:41 pm

In a nutshell... You are an independent.You are socially Liberal but fiscally Libertarian. Aya. by Jody 2012-05-13 09:46:28
Surprised me, too. Mesplay 68%, Obama 63%, Johnson 58%. by bowser 2012-05-13 08:48:08
Kind of surprising by FrankC 2012-05-13 01:14:32
77% Ron Paul, 65% Barack Obama n/t by RobVG 2012-05-12 21:17:20
- It's funny, right before Jody posted, I was working on a "Dude, where's my candidate?" post n/t by RobVG 2012-05-14 07:40:44
My numbers... by ER 2012-05-12 20:13:47
Bonus points for a poll that actually allows you to get some nuance into your answers! by TB 2012-05-12 19:58:53

*This* is Gary Johnson by Jody May 13, 2012 12:55 pm

I definitely think you should vote for him! :-) by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-13 21:12:25

Meanwhile, out in the real world by TB May 11, 2012 3:47 pm

And in Israel: by TB 2012-05-11 21:11:09
- Israel won't fight Iran. Israel can't fight Iran. Israel can get the US entangled, though. by bowser 2012-05-11 21:26:32
  - Red Heifer Republicans by ER 2012-05-12 06:31:55
    - How would you solve the problem? by johannes 2012-05-12 07:25:57
      - Look at a map. That will explain a lot. n/t by bowser 2012-05-12 16:59:33
        
        It does explain a lot. by TB 2012-05-13 12:32:06
      - It's not my problem. by ER 2012-05-12 08:18:11

Happy Mother's Day. by ER May 13, 2012 7:06 am

For you ER....and all men... by Jody 2012-05-13 08:13:25

Why Mitt the high school bully matters by BuckGalaxy May 10, 2012 8:30 pm

So, by TB 2012-05-11 15:24:25
- How hypocritical is that!? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-11 23:34:02
- The dog on the roof never bothered me. by ER 2012-05-11 17:05:30
  - On second thought... by ER 2012-05-11 17:27:39
    - You mean the one Obama ignored all that time? Proving, of course, it was true. by TB 2012-05-11 17:33:33
      - You guys just wouldn't let that go.... by ER 2012-05-11 17:58:08
        
        And how long before Obama actually effectively responded to that accusation? by TB 2012-05-11 19:43:14
        
        He responded immediately. by ER 2012-05-11 20:45:45
        
        "Crush?" On issues like this? by TB 2012-05-11 21:24:24
        
        Yes, crushed. by ER 2012-05-12 06:05:01
Timing. Brilliant on the part of those who released the story. n/t by RobVG 2012-05-11 08:20:57
- Looks like the Democrats are going to crawl all the way out to the end of the branch. Again. by TB 2012-05-11 12:31:01
  - I can't wait til Romney issues a complete denial and challenges the story as false. by ER 2012-05-11 13:27:36
    - He doesn't have to. It seems to be falling apart by itself. by TB 2012-05-11 13:49:08
      - Don't hold your breath by ER 2012-05-11 14:24:51
        
        The article had conversations with a few of the same people who figure in the current story. by TB 2012-05-11 14:38:39
        
        It won't be necessary. by ER 2012-05-11 14:48:05
        
        Sorry, but the Left has a much more consistent record of lying. by TB 2012-05-11 14:58:43
        
        Something in a swiftboat? by podrock 2012-05-11 17:43:06
        
        I believe that topic statement as a stand-alone is awesome. by bowser 2012-05-11 15:47:45
        
        No inconsistency. by ER 2012-05-11 15:33:54
        
        What "risks?" by TB 2012-05-11 15:41:39
        
        Reputation, lawsuits, loss of business. by ER 2012-05-11 15:47:53
        
        My comment stands. by TB 2012-05-11 16:54:17
        
        I'm still waiting for Mitt to step up and defend himself. by ER 2012-05-11 17:15:03
        
        We'll know more when things settle down and the media stops erasing and rewriting. I don't think one of the original ... by TB 2012-05-11 17:00:09
        
        We'll know more when we hear from MItt. by ER 2012-05-11 17:17:29
        
        But shooting his mouth off in the Washington Post has no such risks? by TB 2012-05-11 15:56:08
        
        You responded before I finished editing. by ER 2012-05-11 16:16:05
Eleven days in May by ER 2012-05-11 05:10:38
Because Democrats desperately don't want the real issues to matter. by TB 2012-05-10 21:20:05
- That one's getting old. I can remember when Conservatives hollared "Character counts!" by bowser 2012-05-11 22:21:22
- It's not at the exclusion of other more important issues... by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-10 22:16:28
  - No dark sarcasm in the classroom by ER 2012-05-11 05:28:05
    - Just for fun, look up the Punahou School. by TB 2012-05-11 07:12:18
      - So its OK for Republicans to be preppies? by ER 2012-05-11 07:48:34
        
        You didn't even bother to look, did you. by TB 2012-05-11 08:33:32
        
        You insist on bringing this up, don't you? by ER 2012-05-11 08:37:23
- P.S. Watch this one backfire, too. by TB 2012-05-10 21:28:51
  - Romney described as "evil" lol by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-11 11:00:14

Red State Socialism by BuckGalaxy May 10, 2012 12:54 pm

An interesting correlation. by ER 2012-05-10 13:38:10
- Of course data can be manipulated by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-10 17:33:59
  - I'm not going to start taking apart these stats, and I'm not trained to do it. by ER 2012-05-10 18:35:24
    - I understand your point by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-10 20:33:26
      - It may very well be causal. by ER 2012-05-11 05:55:23

Brave political move on marriage equality by BuckGalaxy May 9, 2012 8:17 pm

This was strictly a political move. by ER 2012-05-10 06:19:05
- I think the terms "bigot" and "bigotry" are under-used on this issue by Robert 2012-05-10 09:51:08
  - Most Republicans aren't bigots. by ER 2012-05-10 10:01:40
    - That equation balances by Robert 2012-05-10 10:52:04
      - I do believe you've stumbled onto something, Robert. by ER 2012-05-10 11:32:11
        
        To me the freedoms are a matched set by Robert 2012-05-10 12:51:50
        
        People who are afraid and insecure... by ER 2012-05-10 14:01:26
- I disagree. The politics are not clear on this by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-10 09:41:27
  - Buck... by TB 2012-05-10 09:59:40
    - And now let's look at the bigger picture... by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-10 10:23:06
  - I hope you're right. by ER 2012-05-10 09:56:55
- Operational Tempo. by ER 2012-05-10 09:37:00
  - I'm not saying the delivery wasn't calculated by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-10 09:52:45
Ever notice how in the media Republicans "flip flop" while Democrats "evolve?" by TB 2012-05-09 20:40:45
- Could it be because it's Republicans who coined the term and make such a big deal about it? by Robert 2012-05-10 09:40:26
- Most people can see and relate with the evolution of Obama's views on this. by bowser 2012-05-09 22:51:49
- Obama just got all the closet republican vote. by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-09 21:11:09
- And on a completely unrelated note... by TB 2012-05-09 20:49:23
  - "Courage"? What's that about? by bowser 2012-05-09 23:41:03
    - It is yet another in the growing repertoire of Conservative dog-whistles. by ER 2012-05-10 06:45:54
      - No, it was a comment on Buck's use of the word "brave." by TB 2012-05-10 07:05:36
        
        By the way... by TB 2012-05-10 08:44:03
        
        Your points are always steam hammers. by ER 2012-05-10 08:58:29
  - There was some political calculation but this wasn't really necessay by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-09 21:19:02

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