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The growth of government dependence (edited) by TB March 6, 2012 9:25 pm

What was it that Conservatives chanted when people objected to various wars? When people complained their human rights were ... by bowser 2012-03-09 18:31:12
Of course. by Robert 2012-03-07 10:52:23
- Corrected for clarity. by TB 2012-03-07 11:50:11
  - The "clarity" is absolutely illogical. It really makes no sense, TB. The Republicans are the ones who have spent us ... by bowser 2012-03-07 16:56:46
  - It was already clear who you meant. by Robert 2012-03-07 16:07:45
    - When I'm talking "Democrats" it's usually shorthand for the Democratic Party and its leaders and cronies. I'll try to watch that. by TB 2012-03-07 18:35:26
      - I need to be clearer. by Robert 2012-03-08 10:56:59
        
        Conspiracy? More like an invisible hand... (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-08 18:09:18
        
        "Because for better or worse, he’s our troll. " by ER 2012-03-08 13:20:29
        
        Hola Amigo (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-08 18:11:01
        
        What's up, ER? by Robert 2012-03-08 16:56:04
        
        Sorry, Robert. But you have inadvertently, and I am sure, innocently, created a situation where self-censorship on my part ... by ER 2012-03-08 18:03:41
        
        Can we talk? by Robert 2012-03-09 11:49:47
        
        ER, just be yourself. Just say what you will and don't sweat it. I for one greatly appreciate ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-08 23:09:39
        
        YOU MEN! Dignity is on a sliding scale. Ever had a child?...and I ain't talkin' C section. I miss you. Please ... by Jody 2012-03-08 15:35:49
        
        Dude, you ARE wanted here. Please continue to contribute. by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-08 14:07:17
        
        Ditto! by TB 2012-03-08 15:16:01
        
        I appreciate the sentiment, Buck, and I thank you for it. But when the Great Kerfuffle broke out a ... by ER 2012-03-08 14:23:39
        
        I'm over to Community for this one. n/t by bowser 2012-03-08 19:51:27
        
        "Trolling:" by TB 2012-03-08 14:02:34
        
        I've ripped ER a dozen times for abusing the word "conspiracy." Don't you start. by TB 2012-03-08 12:06:19
        
        Thanks for addressing the *conspiracy* reference Tom....it was eating at me too. by Jody 2012-03-08 12:48:38
LOL at the gigantic increases in red states! I read 40% of republicans who are on Medicare and/or SS ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-07 01:41:29
- Well they do take out a large chunk out of our checks for these benefits. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-07 17:45:40
- Granted, an aging population is a factor here, but the money still has to come from somewhere. by TB 2012-03-07 09:48:42
  - By the way, by TB 2012-03-07 10:13:32
Understandable, predictable and natural. Makes the case for taxing the wealthy at 90%. As more and more wealth is being ... by bowser 2012-03-06 22:03:02
- You have to earn the money first before you invest it. by RobVG 2012-03-07 17:42:46
  - Kill the middle class and you have nothing. And Republican policies are killing the middle class. I don't know why ... by bowser 2012-03-07 23:49:03
    - I was responding to your comment about non-producers by RobVG 2012-03-08 10:04:58
- Tell me the income level where you think "wealthy" starts, and I'll get you a revenue number for a 90 ... by TB 2012-03-07 09:53:45
  - That's not the point. There is not a 1 to 1 correlation between what is transferred to the ... by bowser 2012-03-07 13:25:20
    - It's the point you made. You want to change it now? by TB 2012-03-07 14:02:20
      - Same point. One may not get it all but one can get some of it, and deter the practice. by bowser 2012-03-07 16:49:17
Amazing graphic (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-06 21:54:57

Is the market rigged? by TB March 8, 2012 10:05 pm

Seriously rigged. It is possible for some people to cancel trades they made that day after hours if they ... by bowser 2012-03-08 23:31:59

Interactive graphic on the 2013 budget by TB March 8, 2012 7:29 am

Dredging the sediment of government by TB March 7, 2012 9:19 pm

Governments are good for two things and two things only. To expect anything else is folly. And this ... by bowser 2012-03-07 23:45:36
- I have pointed out to you where the government spends most of its money. by TB 2012-03-08 07:24:41

Lottery winner on food stamps by TB March 7, 2012 9:10 pm

Pink slime. It's good for you! by TB March 7, 2012 1:09 pm

13 charts on the direction of the country by BuckGalaxy March 4, 2012 11:09 pm

Who cares what happened before 2007 in the first two graphs? Did you miss the entire point here? ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-06 00:13:33
- Any political leader could display numbers after a massive crash that are better than the numbers during the crash. by TB 2012-03-06 10:23:53
  - Again, more garbage. "Any political leader could display numbers after a massive crash that are better than the numbers during the ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-06 18:32:27
    - Of course you don't give a shit. by TB 2012-03-06 20:42:11
      - Glen Melancon was not the source of all that data. Look at the bottom of each graph for the ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-07 01:32:45
        
        Did you care what was at the bottom of the Heritage graph? by TB 2012-03-07 09:45:25
- Supposed to be response to TB, sorry by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-06 00:16:36
Buck, Buck, Buck. Y'see where those graphs drop sharply and start to climb? You have to ignore that, ... by bowser 2012-03-05 12:29:17
- Just so you know, drawing straight lines across the bottom of graphs isn't cricket either. by TB 2012-03-05 12:53:48
Geithner is trying to save his ass, currently burning like a magnesium flare. by TB 2012-03-05 11:05:50

Hmmm. by TB March 6, 2012 9:04 pm

Republican candidates close to promising Israel war with Iran by bowser March 6, 2012 7:54 am

You could have written that yourself. by RobVG 2012-03-06 18:35:20
From the article: "The administration has banked on the idea that Iran would not rationally attack Israel, knowing full well that ... by TB 2012-03-06 11:06:40
- No nation with nukes has been attacked. Are you disagreeing with that? That's why GWB's "Axis of Evil" speech has ... by bowser 2012-03-06 11:43:57
  - Interesting. I crossposted that to Huffington. I wonder if they'll get it. by TB 2012-03-06 12:06:45
    - The United States would do well to try to understand the people with whom they have disagreements rather than demonize ... by bowser 2012-03-06 13:34:13
      - "Even so, they have not traveled halfway around the world attacking Christian nations." by TB 2012-03-06 13:39:29
        
        Neither Iran, nor Iraq, nor North Korea, nor Afghanistan attacked the US. Saudi Arabia attacked the US. You can deny ... by bowser 2012-03-06 17:29:06
        
        We were attacked by a radical Islamist terrorist group based in Afghanistan and directly supported by Afghanistan's Taliban government. by TB 2012-03-06 18:03:53
        
        If American Special Forces based in Kuwait attacked an Iraqi target they were not repeat not Kuwaiti. It's very ... by bowser 2012-03-06 18:56:49

OK, wake up, all of you in the Bay Area! by Jeff-Wash March 5, 2012 11:03 am

My guess is that they know all that and are taking their chances. It has to be awfully hard ... by bowser 2012-03-05 13:36:56

Storm warning by TB March 2, 2012 3:08 pm

Hero by RobVG February 28, 2012 10:27 pm

:) by Jody 2012-02-29 10:42:55

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