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Where's the fleet? by TB December 1, 2011 3:15 pm
  • OK. STRATFOR says that one Carrier Task Force is on the way back from the 5th Fleet Area of ... by bowser 2011-12-01 20:31:05
    • That usually means they are all refitting for an important occasion. Any time the normal rotation is interrupted there's ... by bowser 2011-12-01 16:13:44
      • What's a "normal" rotation? by TB 2011-12-01 16:19:25
        • A third to a half of them out. Don't be coy. by bowser 2011-12-01 16:28:39
          • Serious question. I didn't know. Others here might. by TB 2011-12-01 16:30:07
            • My ship spent half of the 13 months I was aboard underway, half in port, and that period fell between ... by ER 2011-12-01 17:08:53
              • I'll stand by what I said, AND, and allow that what may be happening is long delayed maintenance and retrofitting ... by bowser 2011-12-01 17:36:44
                • Fear not, war clouds may be gathering up yet. Although we've heard some small talk here of bombing Iran, ... by ER 2011-12-01 18:07:06
                  • There may not be war, but a lot of things in Iran seem to be spontaneously blowing up. by TB 2011-12-01 18:56:06
                    • Far be it from me to make excuses for the Iranians, Tom, but you have to admit, they really do ... by ER 2011-12-01 19:05:08
                      • It wouldn't be spontaneous. Re the carrier task forces, Bill Clinton wrote that whenever there was trouble in the ... by bowser 2011-12-01 20:27:48
                        • The leadership of Iran thinks the Apocalypse will raise a great Imam for his people. by TB 2011-12-01 19:23:55
                          • One suggestion. Give equal time to Israeli rhetoric. by bowser 2011-12-01 19:43:06
        "China's superior economic model" by TB December 1, 2011 2:28 pm
        • We did have "a government that could do any damn thing it pleased." Remember? Bush-Cheney? 2000 to 2008? ... by bowser 2011-12-01 15:52:02
          Egyptian election results coming in by TB November 30, 2011 9:28 pm
          • Well, to paraphrase the Great Yogi; If the people don't want a secular democracy, there's nothing you can do to stop ... by ER 2011-11-30 21:56:04
            • To paraphrase Mustafa Kemal Ataturk: Wanna bet? by TB 2011-11-30 22:04:14
              • Good point. But Ataturk was one of history's truly remarkable men. They don't always show up when they're ... by ER 2011-12-01 05:49:34
                • First two paragraphs, total agreement. by TB 2011-12-01 10:13:32
                  • My third paragraph was not a proposition, but a question. by ER 2011-12-01 10:41:43
            Newt not "technically" a lobbyist by RobVG November 30, 2011 12:07 pm
            • Of course not. Technically. If he were, he'd be in jail now for breaking the law by not registering ... by ER 2011-11-30 12:39:42
              Businesses making plans for euro breakup by TB November 29, 2011 3:45 pm
              • I think Europe has an enormous presence in the world, and is critical to US interests. In my opinion, ... by bowser 2011-11-29 18:10:11
                Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out by RobVG November 29, 2011 12:27 pm
                • Hopefully, this move by Iran is just a maneuver to distract the world from the mess their bosom buddies the ... by ER 2011-11-29 17:57:09
                  • Can you imagine the US response if Iran did the same? The US has been busy killing Iranian scientists, ... by bowser 2011-11-29 19:19:04
                    • What's really funny is that before "Bush's Axis of Evil" speech, Iran was rapidly becoming a co-conspirator to the US, ... by ER 2011-11-29 19:52:04
                  • I think its too late for Cain to pull out. by ER 2011-11-29 14:27:58
                    • *giggle* ER!!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-11-29 16:18:52
                    • So the same people who loyally defended Cain when he was accused of multiple counts of sexual harassment are now ... by ER 2011-11-29 13:05:09
                      • That's not why Cain is in trouble. by TB 2011-11-29 13:22:15
                        • Dang by RobVG 2011-11-29 14:19:12
                          • When I snark, its wit. by ER 2011-11-29 14:23:42
                          • Yeah, its scary, isn't it? by ER 2011-11-29 13:44:24
                            • After Gore, Kerry, and Obama, I wouldn't be too smug if I were you. :) by TB 2011-11-29 13:59:07
                              • Gore, Kerry or Obama would all be far superior to Gingrich. So would Huntsman, Romney or Santorum. But I'm not smug, ... by ER 2011-11-29 14:21:25
                                • All of them superior? Based on what criteria? Particularly Obama. by TB 2011-11-29 14:55:55
                                  • Cain always answered embarrassing questions he couldn't handle by turning them right back on to his questioners. "I don't ... by ER 2011-11-29 15:48:49
                                    • You didn't ask a question. You ventured an opinion. by TB 2011-11-29 15:59:37
                                      • EDITED: I don't have to answer your questions, Tom. And I don't need to justify my opinions. However... A few months ... by ER 2011-11-29 16:06:34
                                        • This is where Gingrich got that idea. Gingrich even credited the author back in 2010. It is indeed the nature ... by TB 2011-11-29 18:15:34
                                          • D'Souza's book was thoroughly debunked months ago. Pointing a citation to it don't make it so. You will note no ... by ER 2011-11-29 18:32:44
                                            • I think we all know by now which side's "shock troops" are doing the most political damage. by TB 2011-11-29 19:05:27
                                            • P.S. by TB 2011-11-29 18:20:52
                                      • Republicans vowed to sabotage anything Obama proposed except tax reductions. Signed a vow. No matter how good it ... by bowser 2011-11-29 15:07:48
                            • Cain may as well keep going, his race is over. by bowser 2011-11-29 12:33:24
                              • Good riddance n/t by RobVG 2011-11-29 12:37:02
                                • (Sorry, was intended to be a crude pun.) by bowser 2011-11-29 13:54:24
                                  • Just to be clear, I was referring to Cain, not you n/t by RobVG 2011-11-29 17:22:38
                              The consequences of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." by TB November 28, 2011 10:30 pm
                              • America has a lot to be proud of in this respect. Anti-Trust laws, Child Labor Laws, the 8 hour ... by ER 2011-11-29 05:56:06
                                • Thanks for posting that. In my experience people were opposed to homosexuality in the abstract. If they didn't ... by bowser 2011-11-28 23:16:08
                                  Grim and grimmer. The plot thickens and Pakistan looks a bit more formidable. by bowser November 28, 2011 4:20 pm
                                  • Yeah, I think this situation is starting to get out of control. If I was Obama I'd take advantage ... by ER 2011-11-28 17:48:20
                                    The other bailout by TB November 28, 2011 11:48 am
                                    • Pay attention to the "moral hazard" part. by TB 2011-11-28 12:21:03
                                      • There's nothing there to disagree with. But as always, it's never quite that simple. If a bank can't manage ... by ER 2011-11-28 13:13:16
                                      Banks making plans for euro breakup by TB November 26, 2011 3:43 pm
                                        Newt, in his own words by BuckGalaxy November 26, 2011 11:10 am
                                        • Mother Jones? Really? by Lee 2011-11-26 17:19:28
                                          • Newt Gigrich? In his own words? Really? Yes. by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-26 19:13:39
                                            • The words are skewed by the "OMG, how terrible!" commentary. It's like how the sound track to a movie ... by Lee 2011-11-26 19:36:36
                                              • Aside from an opening paragraph there is no "omg commentary." Twit. by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-27 12:02:18
                                                • The picture doesn't help by Lee 2011-11-27 22:22:34
                                          • Newt never intended to run for President. His lackadaisical and hastily cobbled together campaign suggests he was using the GOP nomination ... by ER 2011-11-26 13:45:59
                                            • I remember 2008, and another candidate being "propelled to the forefront." by TB 2011-11-26 15:01:32
                                              • Yeah, but he had some real competition. by ER 2011-11-26 16:14:37
                                                • That's the point. by TB 2011-11-26 16:20:50
                                                  • Ewwwww. Is that a snark I hear bustling in the hedgerows? by ER 2011-11-26 18:17:54
                                            • The article is from April. Best I can tell, it didn't seem to do much damage. Edit: I just ... by TB 2011-11-26 11:40:27
                                              • Newt was irrelevant when the articles were written. Now he is the frontrunner. It doesn't take a genius to ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-26 12:14:55
                                                • I didn't say the articles weren't accurate. by TB 2011-11-26 12:28:07
                                                  • I disagree. No one had interest reading those articles when Gingrich was poling at 2%. Did you read them ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-26 12:51:46
                                                    • "These days, Gingrich takes all the credit. Liberals prefer to focus on the effect of Clinton's 1993 budget. Others point ... by TB 2011-11-26 15:26:04
                                              Made in America, again by TB November 25, 2011 5:44 pm
                                              • A couple of thoughts. First, what must happen to America for it to become LESS expensive than China to ... by bowser 2011-11-25 18:24:40
                                                • You didn't read it, did you? by TB 2011-11-25 18:26:48
                                                  • Heh, heh. Gotcha. There is no evidence you read it yourself. Of course I didn't read a ... by bowser 2011-11-25 18:42:31
                                                    • I spent nearly an hour going over the original document, which I only looked up today. by TB 2011-11-25 18:52:25
                                                      • You say you read it. OK. Now, my point is a valid one drawn from the article. ... by bowser 2011-11-25 18:58:14
                                                        • Wages are going up in both the U.S. and China. by TB 2011-11-25 19:07:33
                                                          • I have to admit it's an intriguing article, scared me at first. A friend of mine who moved a ... by bowser 2011-11-26 07:58:23
                                                            • There's an example of the "quality" issue. by TB 2011-11-26 09:32:18
                                                              • I won't say quality isn't an issue, though in this case it wasn't a Chinese issue. I was surprised to learn ... by bowser 2011-11-26 12:21:11
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