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Thomas Ricks on the draft by TB July 10, 2012 8:01 pm
  • Hey, it's McChrystal's idea. Obama's MacArthur. The Right should love this. by ER 2012-07-10 20:31:18
    • P.S. There was no draft in Heinlein's book. by TB 2012-07-10 20:56:26
      • Would they still pay the taxes for those services? by TB 2012-07-10 20:39:33
        • I was never in favor of the draft. by ER 2012-07-10 21:23:41
          • I was never in favor of the draft either, and the military seems to work damn well without it. by TB 2012-07-10 21:51:20
            • We're building one right now. by ER 2012-07-11 06:09:16
      Obama wants to extend Bush tax cuts for a year by TB July 9, 2012 9:17 am
      • Not accurate by alcaray 2012-07-10 14:04:43
        • Not accurate? I'm shocked! Shocked! by ER 2012-07-10 15:33:06
          • If you're wealthy, your taxes are going up. by TB 2012-07-10 18:03:48
            • The 4.6% solution. by ER 2012-07-10 18:38:08
              • You can't figure out what's in it for me? by TB 2012-07-10 19:33:15
                • I don't have much choice, do I? by ER 2012-07-10 20:15:33
                  • You don't get it. by TB 2012-07-10 20:50:50
                    • I don't have to "get it" TB. by ER 2012-07-10 21:54:49
        • Election ploy! Needs all those jobs and prosperity those have brought. Strictly political. by bowser 2012-07-09 11:44:39
          • Romney's reaction " massive tax increase" by RobVG 2012-07-09 10:32:37
            • This implies that there's something wrong with lower taxes. by TB 2012-07-09 11:26:41
              • Your surplus is based on a bubble. n/t by RobVG 2012-07-09 16:35:49
            Bath Salts by Jody July 9, 2012 12:17 pm
            • Can you imagine if somehow this could be distributed... by FrankC 2012-07-10 11:03:07
              • Re your post on community by ER 2012-07-09 12:29:57
                Ernie Borgnine dead at 95 by RobVG July 8, 2012 2:50 pm
                  ...or forever hold your peace... by ER July 8, 2012 8:29 am
                    It's all over now, baby blue. by ER July 6, 2012 7:17 pm
                    • She's a hum-dinger...folksinger. by ER 2012-07-06 19:50:39
                      More Colorado fire photos by TB July 5, 2012 8:25 pm
                      • Thanks for the link, TB. It's so weird to look at those photos knowing the area like the back of ... by podrock 2012-07-06 07:58:44
                        • Weather radar map now shows the area getting a good soaking. by TB 2012-07-06 17:03:16
                          • Not too much, please! by podrock 2012-07-06 19:27:36
                        • Oh Tom :( by Jody 2012-07-05 20:29:08
                          • Good news, if you can call it that, is that these are old photos. by TB 2012-07-05 20:35:36
                          James Lovelock interview by TB July 5, 2012 10:37 am
                          • As has been pointed out before. by bowser 2012-07-05 17:18:39
                            • You have no clue who this is, do you? by TB 2012-07-05 17:22:50
                              • Your stock answer when you are wrong. NO ONE ELSE understands. Only you. And Rush. by bowser 2012-07-05 17:28:20
                                • Nice ink cloud. by TB 2012-07-05 17:32:33
                            The Disappearance of the Middle Class by Jody July 4, 2012 12:13 pm
                            • Ehrenreich is right on target, as always. by ER 2012-07-04 14:22:53
                              • And yet, here we are, another generation later. by TB 2012-07-04 13:26:41
                                • It is our fault...that I am sure of. It is a cycle though. We went from total gestapo to total ... by Jody 2012-07-05 08:14:14
                                  • However ugly, there is a class system. There is the poor, the middle class, and the affluent. Of course there ... by Jody 2012-07-05 08:41:02
                                  • It's the end result of what you advocate, TB. Your dream, your ideal, your doom. by bowser 2012-07-04 15:16:43
                                    • Actually Tom I didn't get what you read. I got something else. I read that kids simply don't want to ... by Jody 2012-07-04 13:52:03
                                      • It's been a long time since I read FOF. by ER 2012-07-04 14:59:35
                                        • I don't see it as political either. I wouldn't be fascinated with it if it were. She is very calm, ... by Jody 2012-07-04 17:17:44
                                          • Take it, sister. May it serve you well. by ER 2012-07-04 17:41:49
                                    Tom...would you, if you have the time...help me look to see if this is legit... by Jody July 3, 2012 7:02 pm
                                    • One article on this -here-. by TB 2012-07-03 20:36:45
                                      • Yipes. There's at least one for every area of the ocean. See what you can find on this page. by TB 2012-07-03 20:40:15
                                        • THANK YOU so much!!!!!! by Jody 2012-07-03 20:46:13
                                      Airbus coming to my hometown by FrankC July 2, 2012 10:34 pm
                                        Watching Colorado's Fires by podrock June 26, 2012 4:58 pm
                                        • Time Lapse view by podrock 2012-07-01 17:43:23
                                          • Tricky. by TB 2012-07-01 19:49:27
                                            • Ya know, I recently saw that there was some sort of contest doing just this sort of geo-locatiopn. Wish I ... by podrock 2012-07-01 20:28:08
                                              • One of the problems I have: by TB 2012-07-01 21:13:56
                                                • Also...the old navigation tools for GEarth were better than they are now. by podrock 2012-07-01 21:42:20
                                                  • Rarely use street view for these sorts of things. I triangulate in Google Earth using the ruler tool, lining up ... by podrock 2012-07-01 21:37:04
                                                    • Street view by TB 2012-07-02 08:28:44
                                                      • There are radio towers on the mountain directly under Pikes Peak that make a good bearing. The distinctive red light ... by podrock 2012-07-02 09:18:47
                                                        • Using the tower is a good idea. by TB 2012-07-02 09:39:40
                                                        • And, of course, every now and then you get a lucky break. by TB 2012-07-02 09:00:26
                                                          • Excellent work, TB. by podrock 2012-07-02 09:16:26
                                              • Please be safe...no heroics. by Jody 2012-06-27 16:39:16
                                                • My brother lives in Colorado Springs, although not in any danger. Yet. by TB 2012-06-26 23:24:46
                                                  • Keep us posted about your brother Tom. I am so frightened of fires...they take on a life of their own. by Jody 2012-06-27 16:40:17
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