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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
                                  N.R.C. approves new nuclear reactor design by TB December 22, 2011 10:21 pm
                                  • I'd like to see around 500-600 of these built in the US. by Lee 2011-12-27 07:38:38
                                    • It would be a very good thing to have those dotted around the landscape. And if Yucca Flats could ... by bowser 2011-12-23 19:18:04
                                      Boehner quote for the ages! by BuckGalaxy December 22, 2011 8:31 pm
                                      • I expected him to cry. by ER 2011-12-22 21:37:44
                                        Debt hits 100 percent of GDP mark by TB December 22, 2011 11:32 am
                                        • conventional wisdom vs. the markets "In Washington, 2011 was all about dangers posed by America’s deficits. Republicans said deficit reduction ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-27 11:40:24
                                          • "Infrastructure." Translation: Print another few trillion dollars and pass it to our union pals while we have the ... by TB 2011-12-27 12:12:42
                                            • Infrastructure was once something EVERYONE agreed on. wtf!? Do you think there might be an economic price for ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-27 19:39:31
                                              • Number One: by TB 2011-12-27 21:00:28
                                          • Debt six times annual income? Oh, you mean a mortgage. by Robert 2011-12-23 11:08:55
                                            • Nice try. by TB 2011-12-23 12:23:12
                                              • Heh. by TB 2011-12-23 12:27:21
                                                • It's really not true that everything is politics. That was a meta comment on your technique, with the big scary ... by Robert 2011-12-23 16:54:19
                                                  • No, things stop being "politics" when the wrong ox is being gored. by TB 2011-12-23 19:23:33
                                            • We have a long term debt problem. We have a short term jobs crisis. Focus on jobs now ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-22 21:47:21
                                              • We'll get more jobs when employers stop being Enemies of the People. by TB 2011-12-22 22:18:09
                                                • That's right. Why don't they stop? by ER 2011-12-23 07:33:53
                                                  • We'll get more jobs when the gop stops trying to tank the economy to regain power. by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-23 00:35:16
                                                    • The GOP is doing all this? by TB 2011-12-23 12:35:51
                                                  • You know, a cynic might say that high unemployment was good for business. It keeps salaries down. by ER 2011-12-22 21:54:36
                                                  • Obama: by TB 2011-12-22 12:24:32
                                                    "Pentagon: Mistakes led to deadly Pakistan airstrike." The US acknowledges it's mistake. by bowser December 22, 2011 8:42 am
                                                    • "Obama, the appeaser, apologizes to terrorists." by ER 2011-12-22 08:47:21
                                                      • Being witty again I see n/t by RobVG 2011-12-22 09:06:08
                                                        • It's a target-rich environment. by ER 2011-12-22 09:11:34
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