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Obama's military plan by TB January 7, 2012 7:53 pm
  • That's a very shallow comparison, TB. You may as well say that Rumsfeld breathed in and out at least ... by bowser 2012-01-07 23:26:26
    The Tea Party wins in Iowa. by bowser January 4, 2012 2:29 am
    • Care to elaborate? by RobVG 2012-01-04 10:50:44
      • Sure. The Tea Party embodies GWBs view of the world, in that there are only Good guys and Bad ... by bowser 2012-01-04 14:58:05
        • Seriously, Rob, what did you expect? by TB 2012-01-04 17:59:00
          • Well I wanted to know what he thinks. It was a good answer. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-04 18:53:56
      Taliban Willing to Talk by RobVG January 3, 2012 11:36 pm
        "Liu Xiaobo’s Plea for the Human Spirit" by TB January 2, 2012 11:11 am
          Acts of war by the US: alloting $400 million to destabilize Iran, flying drones over Iran, killing Iranian scientists in and out of Iran. US threatens Iran over closure of the Strait. by bowser December 30, 2011 4:10 am
          • Bowser, you're making the same error the other side does, and consequently, you wind up arriving at the same wrong ... by ER 2011-12-30 06:14:52
            • First, the US is violating Iranian airspace regularly. Secondly, the US has vowed to destabilize the Iranian government. ... by bowser 2011-12-30 09:03:04
              • Well, you've heard my story and I'm stickin' to it. They broke into our embassy and took diplomats hostage. In ... by ER 2011-12-30 09:33:44
                • The embassy break-in and hostage taking is especially heinous when viewed as occurring in a vacuum. It would be ... by bowser 2011-12-30 10:23:14
                  • Who benefits? by ER 2012-01-02 18:55:43
                    • It also includes something like 3/4 of the oil imported to Japan. Other allies as well. by TB 2012-01-02 22:09:01
                      • It sure would be nice to see a couple of Japanese and Euro tin cans out there. by ER 2012-01-03 08:39:08
                        • Japan seems to be doing its part, at least locally. by TB 2012-01-03 11:50:43
                      • Ron Paul has more native good sense than the rest of the Republican Party, even if you leave out the ... by bowser 2012-01-02 21:39:31
              How SF fans made a campus safe for free speech (fixed) by TB December 29, 2011 5:49 pm
                Santorum surging in Iowa by BuckGalaxy December 29, 2011 11:03 am
                • ...and down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. by Robert 2011-12-29 14:34:47
                  • The reason that there are so many idiots running for the GOP nomination isn't because there are no smart Republicans, ... by ER 2011-12-29 13:23:29
                    • Again, you give them too much credit. You are assuming "they" have the same interest as the Dems for ... by bowser 2011-12-30 04:16:05
                      • I think they live in their own little world, where they only need compete with each other in pointless acquisition ... by ER 2011-12-30 07:40:48
                        • Did you read my "A bit more crony capitalism" comment in the ethanol thread below? by TB 2011-12-30 10:44:41
                          • Actually, I couldn't agree with you more. In fact, I could go you a step further--that virtue and greed ... by ER 2011-12-30 13:55:59
                      • Do you have any idea how many times I've heard this kind of lament during economic downturns? by TB 2011-12-29 17:54:08
                        • Ever wondered why you hear this lament? Ever wonder where the smart ones are? Let me help. The smart ... by bowser 2011-12-29 23:35:50
                          • You hear this lament when miserable failures in government are trying to defend the power they won a few years ... by TB 2011-12-29 23:45:17
                          • Night Thoughts of a Baffled Humanist by ER 2011-12-29 18:28:32
                            • Much of the article describes her own ideology, no less divorced from reality. What's the point here? by TB 2011-12-29 18:49:17
                              • It's a meditation on the seductiveness and limitation of ideology. by ER 2011-12-29 18:56:59
                                • The essay covers a lot more territory than that. by TB 2011-12-29 19:01:51
                                  • And incidentally: by TB 2011-12-29 19:19:20
                                    • My original post wasn't about economic downturns. It was about why smart Republicans were staying out of this election ... by ER 2011-12-29 19:43:53
                        Good news on the ethanol front by TB December 27, 2011 9:12 pm
                        • An ethical issue. Let's say there are two villages with a large farm harvesting corn in between. South Village, pop. ... by bowser 2011-12-28 09:40:53
                          • Just to drag a small clue across your path: Government subsidies of corn ethanol to benefit crony industries is not capitalism. In ... by TB 2011-12-29 09:41:45
                            • Wow. Deserves a new thread. One interesting point. "In a socialist country, all companies are cronies. Their CEOs ... by bowser 2011-12-29 12:12:54
                              • Related: A bit more crony capitalism here. by TB 2011-12-29 09:57:21
                            Ben Nelson is retiring by TB December 27, 2011 1:12 pm
                            • He was already a republican in everything but party title. If his seat goes to the gop, I'd gladly ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-27 19:30:52
                              • Who is Ben Nelson? I'm sure he was an interesting guy and this is an interesting post. However, ... by bowser 2011-12-27 13:27:04
                                • Sorry, it's enough work doing my own thinking. by TB 2011-12-27 14:04:15
                                  • And when you post like that we can see you don't. :-) A post which just references something without the ... by bowser 2011-12-27 15:21:26
                                    • If someone posts on a subject I don't know about, by TB 2011-12-27 15:35:55
                                      • You do have a legitimate point. And I believe if the guy were well known, it would be a ... by bowser 2011-12-27 19:03:00
                                CIA has suspended drone strikes in Pakistan on lower level militants by BuckGalaxy December 25, 2011 11:39 am
                                  There's hope for the republic! by BuckGalaxy December 25, 2011 11:35 am
                                  • I like E.R., (no relation), I've been following his work a lot lately. He is often brought in for ... by ER 2011-12-25 15:31:15
                                    • "Pragmatist:" A Republican who will do whatever the Democrats want. by TB 2011-12-25 15:27:06
                                      • Oh Come All Ye Faithful, And May The Rest Of You Rot In Hell. Our way or the highway. ... by bowser 2011-12-25 18:39:27
                                        • Deck the Halls with Balls of Traitors, fa la la la la la, 'Tis the season to be surly, fa la ... by bowser 2011-12-25 18:49:59
                                          • Ever see what happens to a leftist who takes one step off the reservation? by TB 2011-12-25 19:07:55
                                            • The "leftist" reservation is huge, bigger'n a tea cup. by bowser 2011-12-25 20:11:01
                                      • More here on the GOP fracture... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-25 11:40:55
                                        • Progressives should not take too much comfort from the Right's internal schisms. Like all aggressive, inflexible movements, there are ... by ER 2011-12-25 18:19:18
                                        The greatest political poster I've ever seen! by bowser December 24, 2011 8:17 am
                                        • Put on your Putin, by ER 2011-12-24 08:47:05
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